Ararahih'urípih
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ikríihva to fish with a set-net

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1977 | revised Dec 05 2014

ikríihva • V • to fish with a set-net

Derivation:  ikrih-va
fish-PL.ACT

Source: WB 485.5, p.338

  • úkriihvuti pihnêefich kóova pakun'áraarahitihanik. Coyote was fishing while the people were staying with him. [Reference: KT 152.16]

Sentence examples (9)


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  1. xás   ta'ítam   ú-kriihv-aheen   pa-sípnuuk   u-pakurîihvu-tih  
    then   so   3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-ANT   the-storage.basket   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    Then the storage basket fished, it was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  2. kâam   kii-músan   p-óo-kriihvu-tih-irak  
    little.upriver   2pl(>3)-go.see   NOMZ-3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR-where  
    Go look upriver where he's fishing."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  3. yánava   káan   ú-kriihvu-tih   u-pakurîihvu-tih  
    visible   there   3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    They saw him there fishing, he was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  4. xás   yúruk   pa-kun-pávyiihma   tá   kun-piip   uum   vúra   pihnêefich   kâam   ú-kriihvu-tih   u-pakurîihvu-tih  
    then   downriver   the-3pl(>3s)-go.back.to.(pl.)   PERF   3pl(>3s)-say   3.SG   Intensive   coyote   little.upriver   3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    And when they got back downriver, they said, "It's Coyote upriver fishing, he's singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  5. xás   kun-píip   uum   pihnêefich   pa-thivtaap-tíh-an   pu-'uum-hára   p-eekriihvú-tih-an  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say   3.SG   coyote   NOMZ-do.war.dance-DUR-Participial   NEG-3.SG-NEG   NOMZ-fish.with.set-net-DUR-Participial  
    And they said, "It's Coyote who's dancing, it's not him that's fishing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  6. yánava   káan   ára   ú-kriihvu-tih  
    visible   there   person   3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR  
    They saw a man fishing there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  7. xás   vaa   káan   kun-íkriihva   táay   kun-íykar   pa-'áama  
    then   so   there   3pl(>3s)-fish.with.set-net   much   3pl(>3s)-beat   the-salmon  
    And they fished there, they caught a lot of fish.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  8. pa-'áraar   uum   pa-'áama   u-kupée-kriihv-ahi-tih  
    the-human   3.SG   the-salmon   3s(>3)-MODAL-fish.with.set-net-Modal-DUR  
    The Indians fished for salmon in a certain way.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  9. púyava   pa-kun-íkriihvu-ti   vaa   káan   kun-kûuntako   pee-mvir-ak-'ípan  
    you.see   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-fish.with.set-net-DUR   so   there   3pl(>3s)-sit.(on)   the-fishery-Locative-end  
    So when they fished, they sat there on top of the fishing platform.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text