Ararahih'urípih
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imkúhiruv to get sweltered

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lexicon ID #2445 | revised Nov 14 2014

imkúhiruv V • to get sweltered

Derivation imkuh-iruv
be.warm-too.much

  • takun'áapunma toomkúhiruv. They knew he was getting sweltered. [Reference: KT 123.22]


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  1. vúra   pu-kúnish   xu-tih-ap   hûut      kun-'áapunma   t-óo   mkuhiruv  
    Intensive   NEG-sort.of   think-DUR-NEG   how   PERF   3pl(>3s)-know   PERF-3s(>3)   get.sweltered  
    They paid no attention to him, they knew that he was getting sweltered.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text