Ararahih'urípih
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ithváaykam front

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3292 | revised Feb 12 2015

ithváaykam • N • front

Literally: 'chest-side'

Derivation:  ithvaay-kam
chest-side

Source: WB 775.2, p.354

  • ávansa uum vúra vâaram uhyásuroovish ithváaykam. A man will have something long sticking off in front. [Reference: WB files]
  • xás ithváaykam pachivchaksurúraam vúra ipshûunkinich pakáan kunvôonkurihvuti. And at the front (of the sweathouse) there was a door, just low, where they crawled in. [Reference: WB T76.4]

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  1. p-eheerahá-saan   xúus   kunish   ithváaykam-kam   kôomahich   vúra   u-'áxvuh?-ha?-hi-tih-ach   p-eheeraha-san-vásihkam-kam  
    the-tobacco-leaf   smooth   sort.of   front-side   little.bit   Intensive   3s(>3)-fuzz-DENOM-ESS-DUR-DIM.(verbs)   the-tobacco-leaf-behind-side  
    Tobacco leaves are smooth on top, but a little hairy on the underside.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text

  2. hûutva   kóo   yaas'ára   u-'íin-ahaak   víri   yaas'ararée-thvaaykam   ni-vúrayvu-tih-eesh  
    somehow   as.much.as   rich.person   3s(>3)-exist-when   so   rich.person-front   1s(>3)-go.around-DUR-FUT  
    As long as Mankind exists, we will be around in front of rich people.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  3. víri   vaa   yaas'ararée-thvaaykam   u-vúrayvu-tih-eesh  
    so   so   rich.person-front   3s(>3)-go.around-DUR-FUT  
    They will be around in front of rich people.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   u-piip   púya   payêem   ík   vôohara   mûuk   i-vúr-eesh   pa-pay'ôok   t-u-'íhithuna-haak   nunú-thvaaykam  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   and.so   now   must   digging.stick   with.(by.means.of)   2s(>3)-jab-FUT   NOMZ-right.here   PERF-3s(>3)-dance.around-when   1plPOSS-front  
    And (one) said, "Say, this time we must jab him with a digging stick when he dances around here in front of us."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  5. xás   ithváaykam   pa-chivchaksurúraam   vúra   ipshûunkinich   pa-káan   kun-vóonkurih-vu-tih  
    then   front   the-door   Intensive   low   NOMZ-there   3pl(>3s)-crawl.in-PL.ACT-DUR  
    And in front, there was a low door, where they went in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text