Ararahih'urípih
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ikyamîichva / ikyamîichvu- to play (non-athletic games)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2346 | revised Dec 16 2014

ikyamîichva / ikyamîichvu- • V • to play (non-athletic games)

Derivation:  ikyav-iichva-a
make-in.pretense-DEVERB

Derivatives (3)
axicheekyamíichvar "toy"
ikyamíchvaan "player (of non-athletic games)"
ikyamíichvar "toy"

Source: WB 556, p.343

Note: Cf. ixtíivha 'to play athletic games'.

  • chavúra tapâanpay taxxára káan avansáxiitichas kunikyáamiichvanaati. After a long time, (they saw that) children were playing there. [Reference: KT 156.22]
  • maník ni'óonvuukeesh, pakukyamîichvanaatiheesh. I'll bring them over, so all of you can play. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 166]

Sentence examples (14)

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  1. tá   kun-ikyámiichvu-naa  
    PERF   3pl(>3s)-play-PL  
    They are all playing around.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
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  2. vaa   íp   káan   u-kyamîichvu-tih   xás   t-óo   kxip  
    so   PAST   there   3s(>3)-play-DUR   then   PERF-3s(>3)   fly  
    He was playing there but he flew (away).
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  3. p-axíich-as   tá   kun-ikyámiichvu-naa  
    the-child-PL   PERF   3pl(>3s)-play-PL  
    The children are playing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  4. naa   káru   ni-kyámiichvu-tih  
    1sg.   also   1s(>3)-play-DUR  
    I am playing too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  5. imáan   ni-kyámiichv-eesh  
    tomorrow   1s(>3)-play-FUT  
    Tomorrow I am going to play.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  6. naa   imáan   ni-kyámiichv-eesh  
    1sg.   tomorrow   1s(>3)-play-FUT  
    Tomorrow I am going to play.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  7. ipít   ip   ni-kyámiichva  
    yesterday   PAST   1s(>3)-play  
    Yesterday I was playing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  8. ipít   ni-kyámiichva  
    yesterday   1s(>3)-play  
    Yesterday I was playing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  9. ipít   vúra   uum   ni-kyámiichvu-tih  
    yesterday   Intensive   3.SG   1s(>3)-play-DUR  
    Yesterday I was playing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  10. ipít   húm   i-kyámiichva-heen  
    yesterday   or   2s(>3)-play-ANT  
    Did you play yesterday?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  11. naa   ni-kyâa-t   pa-'ápxaan  
    1sg.   1s(>3)-play-PAST   the-cap  
    I made my hat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  12. ta'ítam   vaa   káan   u-kyámiichva  
    so   so   there   3s(>3)-play  
    So he played (i.e., made 'medicine') there.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  13. kúkuum   vúra   vaa   káan   u-p-ikyámiichva  
    again   Intensive   so   there   3s(>3)-ITER-play  
    Again he played there.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  14. koovúra   kári   kun-ikyámiichvu-naa  
    all   then   3pl(>3s)-play-PL  
    Everybody played games.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text