Ararahih'urípih
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ipshaan to keep the house (i.e. to stay home and take care of things)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2796 | revised Jan 28 2015

ipshaan • N • to keep the house (i.e. to stay home and take care of things)

Derivation:  ip-saam
ITER remain

  • naa punavâarameeshara, naa nípshaaneesh. I'm not going, I'll keep the house. [Reference: KT 122.8]

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  1. xás   pirishkâarim   u-píip   náa   pu-na-vâaram-eesh-ara   náa   ni-pshaan-eesh  
    then   grizzly   3s(>3)-say   1sg.   NEG-1s(>3)-go-FUT-NEG   1sg.   1s(>3)-keep.the.house-FUT  
    Then Grizzly Bear said: "I am not going, I will keep the house."
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text