Ararahih'urípih
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ipthith to finish weaving

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2845 | revised Mar 08 2005

ipthith V • to finish weaving

Source: WB 672, p.349

  • hâari káru vúra á' uhyárih, pachími upthítheeshahaak. Sometimes they even stand up, when they are about to finish weaving (a storage basket). [Reference: TK 97.26]


Sentence examples (13)


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  1. chavúra   pu-haríxay   naa   nee-pthíth-hara  
    finally   NEG-sometimes   1sg.   1s(>3)-finish.weaving-NEG  
    But I never finish it.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  2. pu-haríxay   ipthíith-eesh-ara   vaa   vúra   t-ee-kyâasip  
    NEG-sometimes   finish.weaving-FUT-NEG   so   Intensive   PERF-2s(>3)-begin  
    You'll never finish it, you just start it.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. My mother used to tell me,   pa-fâat   i-xu-ti   kíri   ni-vik   ipthíith-i   otherwise you never will  
    My mother used to tell me,   the-what   2s(>3)-want-DUR   want   1s(>3)-weave   finish.weaving-IMPER   otherwise you never will  
    My mother used to tell me, whatever you want to weave, finish it, otherwise you never will.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. mâa   yáxa   vaa   puxay   íim   pu-'ipthíith-tih-ara   vaa   vúra   t-i-páchish  
    look!   look!   so   not.yet   2sg.   NEG-finish.weaving-DUR-NEG   so   Intensive   PERF-2s(>3)-throw.down  
    You see, you don't finish it, you just throw it away.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  5. ooh   chí   pay   kan-ípthiith-tih  
    ooh   soon   this   1s(>3)-finish.weaving-DUR  
    “Oh, I'm going to finish it.”
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  6. xas   axákyaan   u-pvíikroov   ta'ítam   u-pthítha-heen  
    then   twice   3s(>3)-weave.around   so   3s(>3)-finish.weaving-ANT  
    And she wove around twice, then she finished it
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  7. chêech   ík   vúra   ku-pthíth-eesh  
    quickly   must   Intensive   2pl(>3)-finish.weaving-FUT  
    "You must finish weaving quickly."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  8. xás   chêech   kun-ípthith  
    then   quickly   3pl(>3s)-finish.weaving  
    And they quickly finished weaving.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  9. nuu      -pthith   pa-nunú-pxaan  
    we   PERF   1pl(>3)-finish.weaving   the-1plPOSS-cap  
    We've finished weaving our caps."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  10. xás   xuntápan   kun-ipêer   hûut   iim   u-'íina-ti   kúth   pa-pu-'ipthíth-aheen   pa--pxaan  
    then   acorn   3pl(>3s)-say.to   how   2sg.   3s(>3)-experience.something.unpleasant-DUR   because.of   NOMZ-NEG-finish.weaving-ANT   the-2sPOSS-cap  
    And they said to Tan Oak Acorn, "What's the matter with you that you didn't finish weaving your cap?"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  11. kári   xás   pa-t-óo   pthith   kári   xás   u-piip      -pthith  
    then   then   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   finish.weaving   then   then   3s(>3)-say   PERF   1s(>3)-finish.weaving  
    And when she finished weaving, then she said, "I've finished weaving."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text
  12. kári   xás   pa-kun-ípthith   kári   xás   axváha   kun-iyvúruk  
    then   then   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-finish.weaving   then   then   pitch   3pl(>3s)-rub  
    And when they finished weaving, they smeared it with pitch.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full text