Ararahih'urípih
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imyáhumar / imyáhumara- to be exhausted (with fatigue)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2625 | revised Dec 17 2014

imyáhumar / imyáhumara- • V • to be exhausted (with fatigue)

Derivation:  imyah-u-mar
breathe--u-finish.doing

  • taneemyáhumar, chími âapun. I'm exhausted, let's go lay down. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 072]

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  1. tá   ni-myáhumar   chími   âapun  
    PERF   1s(>3)-be.exhausted   soon   on.the.ground  
    "I am tired, let me down!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. tá   ni-myáhumar   chími   âapun  
    PERF   1s(>3)-be.exhausted   soon   on.the.ground  
    "I am tired, let me down!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  3. yíiv   vúra   nu-thyuruv-eesh   chími   âapun   tá   ni-myáhumar   chími   âapun   tá   ni-chnahirúvuukva   chími   âapun   tá   ni-thurirúvuukva   chími   âapun  
    far   Intensive   1pl(>3)-drag.to-FUT   soon   on.the.ground   PERF   1s(>3)-be.exhausted   soon   on.the.ground   PERF   1s(>3)-shit.all.over.self   soon   on.the.ground   PERF   1s(>3)-urinate.all.over.self   soon   on.the.ground  
    "We will drag you far away. Let me down, I am tired! Let me down, I am defecating all over myself, let me down, please! I am urinating all over myself, let me down!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text