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iyúrish / iyúrishrih- to pay (a stated amount)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3611 | revised Apr 20 2015
iyúrish / iyúrishrih- • V • to pay (a stated amount)
| Derivation: | iyur-ish |
| put.(long.object)-down |
Source: WB 828.1, p.357
- fâat iyúrish. Pay something! [Reference: WB files]
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xás pa-tá kun-ípeer-ahaak fâat iyúrish xás pa-t-u-'ûuri-haak púya-va uum hâari ára vaa kúth t-óo tháaniv then NOMZ-PERF 3pl(>3s)-say.to-when what pay then NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-be.unwilling-when and.so-so 3.SG sometime person so because.of PERF-3s(>3) sit When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it. Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text