Ararahih'urípih
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ipanîich the very end, the very top

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2702 | revised Dec 17 2014

ipanîich • N • the very end, the very top

Derivation:  ípan-ich
end-DIM

Source: WB 644.2, p.348

  • vaa káan ipanîich unhíshuroo vastáran, vaa mûuk takuntákararih a'. They hang it up by the very end of the thong that is sticking off. [Reference: TK 126.5]
  • á' ipanîich pákaas uthrítakoo. Up at the top sat the nest. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 013]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. á'   ipanîich   pá-kaas   u-thrítakoo  
    above   very.end   the-nest   3s(>3)-sit.on.(of.container)  
    Up at the top sat the nest.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  2. ipanîich   vúra   uum   chûuyich  
    very.end   Intensive   3.SG   narrow  
    At the far end it was narrow.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  3. púyava   pa-'ipanîich   pa-'áama   t-u-'uum-áhaak   púyava   pa-'áan   t-óo   kéen  
    you.see   NOMZ-very.end   the-salmon   PERF-3s(>3)-arrive-when   you.see   the-string   PERF-3s(>3)   move  
    When the salmon got to the end, the string quivered.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text