Ararahih'urípih
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ihyárihish / ihyárihishrih stand still

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1617 | revised May 27 2016

ihyárihish / ihyárihishrih • V • stand still

Derivation:  ihyárih-ish  (= íihya-rih-ish)
stand-down  (= stand.(long.object)-up-down)

Source: WB 433.2.1, p.337

  • víri taxánahishich uhyárihish. So he stood still for a little while. [Reference: TK 71.13]
  • asaxvuhpihnîich áachip toohyárihish. Old Man Turtle stood in the middle. [Reference: WB 22: Old Man Turtle 011]

Sentence examples (10)


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  1. xás   née-peen-ti   chí   payôok   ihyárihish   payôok   áxak   pa-donkeys  
    then   2s/3s>1s-say.to-DUR   soon   right.here   stand.still   right.here   two   the-donkeys  
    And he told me, "Stand right here, right here by the two donkeys."
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  2. yiimúsich   xas   ni-hyárihish  
    little.ways.off   then   1s(>3)-stand.still  
    I stood a little way off.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  3. xás   íishkar   u-p-ihyárihish  
    then   naked   3s(>3)-ITER-stand.still  
    And he stood naked.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  4. xás   u-hyárihish  
    then   3s(>3)-stand.still  
    Then he stood still.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  5. asuxvuypihnîich   áachip   tó-o   hyárihish  
    Old.Man.Turtle   middle   PERF-3s(>3)   stand.still  
    Old Man Turtle stood in the middle.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  6. xás   u-hyárihish  
    then   3s(>3)-stand.still  
    And he stopped.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  7. kári   xás   mu-taxyêem-ak   káan   xás   u-hyárihish  
    then   then   3sPOSS-front.yard-Locative   there   then   3s(>3)-stand.still  
    Then he stood still there in his yard.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  8. kári   xás   p-oo-p-ûusur   pa-'árus   ta'ítam   u-hyárihishrih-een  
    then   then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-take.off   the-seed.basket   so   3s(>3)-stand.still-ANT  
    Then when he took off the seed-basket, he stood still.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  9. u-hyárihish  
    3s(>3)-stand.still  
    He stood still.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  10. chítik   vúra   tá   itroopatishamniha-súpaa   tá   kun-kúnih   kári   xás   t-u-p-ihyárihish  
    finally   Intensive   PERF   nine-day   PERF   3pl(>3s)-shoot   then   then   PERF-3s(>3)-ITER-stand.still  
    Finally they had done target-shooting for nine days, and then (the priest) stood still (the priest remains standing all night).
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text