Ararahih'urípih
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amkir / amkira- table

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #340 | revised Oct 31 2014

amkir / amkira- • N • table

Derivation:  amkir-a  (= av-kir-a)
eat.on-DEVERB  (= eat-Instrumental-DEVERB)

Derivative (1)
amkiravásih "table top"

Source: WB 201.2, p.325; Shivshaneen, 1996, (1.3, 1.5)

See amkir1 'to eat on'

Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (6)

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  1. pa-púsihich   t-óo   skákuraa   pa-'amkír-ak  
    the-cat.(dimin.)   PERF-3s(>3)   jump.up   the-table-Locative  
    The cat jumped up on the table.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. u-tháantakoo   pa-'amkir  
    3s(>3)-lie.on   the-table  
    It's sitting on the table.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
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  3. chishíi   u-hyári   amkira-súruk  
    dog   3s(>3)-stand   table-under  
    A dog is standing under a table.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  4. pa-chishíi   u-hyári   amkír-ak   a'   u-'áam-ti   asíp-'anamahach-ak  
    the-dog   3s(>3)-stand   table-Locative   above   3s(>3)-eat-DUR   bowl-little-Locative  
    The dog is standing on top of the table, he is eating from a small bowl.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  5. amkír   u-tháaniv  
    table   3s(>3)-sit  
    A table is sitting.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  6. pa-'amkír   káan   u-tháaniv   xás   u-kxúrikahi-ti   ávahkam   ípaha  
    the-table   there   3s(>3)-sit   then   3s(>3)-be.marked-DUR   over   tree  
    The table is sitting there, and a tree is drawn on top.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text