Ararahih'urípih
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ikríkurih to set (a fish net) into (water)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1991 | revised Dec 03 2014

ikríkurih • V • to set (a fish net) into (water)

Derivation:  ikrik-kúrih
attach-into.water

Source: WB 487, p.338

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. púyava   xás   mukun-'urípi   aas   tá   kun-ikríkurih  
    you.see   then   3plPOSS-net   water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-set.net  
    And they set their net into the water.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  2. púyava   pá-'aas   u-kríkurih-va   púyava   pa-'áama   tá   kun-ívyiihraa   xás   urípih-ak   tá   kun-ihmáravar  
    you.see   NOMZ-water   3s(>3)-set.net-ESS   you.see   NOMZ-salmon   PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.here.(pl.)   then   net-Locative   PERF   3pl(>3s)-run.in.through.(pl.)  
    So when they set it into the water, when the salmon came up, then they ran into the net.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text