Ararahih'urípih
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îirish floor

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1694 | revised Nov 04 2005

îirish • N • floor

Source: WB 684, p.349

  • karu hâari íirish vúra patakunikrîishrih. And sometimes it is the floor that they sit on. [Reference: TK 97.7]
  • kunchivípiithva ikmaháchraam îirishak. Sometimes they sit around in the sweathouse on the floor. [Reference: TK 97.8]

Sentence examples (5)


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  1. kári   xás   itha-'îirish   vúra   kun-ihmáravarayva  
    then   then   all-floor   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-run.around.indoors.(pl.)  
    And they ran around all over the floor.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. ni-tátuyshur-eesh   pa-'îirish  
    ?-sweep.off-?   the-floor  
    I am going to sweep the floor.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. xás   iinâak   pa-mu-'îirish   uum   ás   u-pathrív-ahi-tih  
    then   indoors   the-3sPOSS-floor   3.SG   rock   3s(>3)-spread.on-ESS-DUR  
    And inside, their floor was covered with rocks.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  4. xás   irísh-'aachip   sú'   u-súrukurih-ahi-tih  
    then   floor-middle   inside   3s(>3)-make.hole.into-ESS-DUR  
    And there was a hole in the middle of the floor.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  5. xás   pa-mukun-'îirish   uum   vúra   yuux  
    then   the-3plPOSS-floor   3.SG   Intensive   dirt  
    And their floor was just earth.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text