Ararahih'urípih
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ishxay to fish with a hook and line

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3170 | revised Nov 07 2005

ishxay • V • to fish with a hook and line

Derivatives (4)
askupishxáyraam "placename near Katimin"
ishxâar "fishing pole"
ishxâar "to go fishing with a line"
ishxaayrípaa "a man's name, Hackett"

Source: WB 741, p.352

  • itháan mít masúruk saamvárook níshxaaytihat. Once I was fishing up in a creek. [Reference: DF 05: Finding Gold 001]

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  1. ithâan   mit   masúruk   saamváru-k   ní-shxaay-tih-at  
    once   near.past   up.a.creek   creek-Locative   1s(>3)-fish.with.line-DUR-PAST  
    Once I went up the creek, fishing with hook and line.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text

  2. ni-shxâ-ar-eesh   pa-nan-iishxâar  
    1s(>3)-fish.with.line-INST-FUT   the-1sPOSS-fishpole  
    I am going to go fishing with my fishing pole.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  3. pa-nan-iishxâar   ni-shxâ-ar-eesh   payêem  
    the-1sPOSS-fishpole   1s(>3)-fish.with.line-INST-FUT   now  
    I am going to go fishing with my fishing pole now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  4. pee-krupkáanvar   ni-hrúuv-ti   pa-'as   vaa   ni-shxâ-ar-eesh  
    the-fork   1s(>3)-use-DUR   -      1s(>3)-fish.with.line-INST-FUT  
    I am going to go fishing with a fork.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  5. pa-ni-shxáay-tih   tá   ni-pikyâar  
    NOMZ-1s(>3)-fish.with.line-DUR   PERF   1s(>3)-finish  
    I finished fishing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  6. yeah   nú-sxay   nú-sxay-vunaa  
    yeah   1pl(>3)-fish.with.line   1pl(>3)-fish.with.line-PL  
    Yeah, we fished, we all fished.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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