Ararahih'urípih
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pikchákiroopithva / pikchákiroopithvu- (baskets) to be lined up clear around (the inside of a house)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4851 | revised Oct 31 2014

pikchákiroopithva / pikchákiroopithvu- • V • (baskets) to be lined up clear around (the inside of a house)

Source: WB 1120, p.373

  • itaharatápas pamusípnuuk, poopikchákiroopithva. There were a whole lot of storage baskets lined up all around. [Reference: WB T 57.119]

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  1. káru   pa-mu-krívraam   u-pikchákiroopithva   pa-sípnuuk   axyará-va  
    also   the-3sPOSS-house   3s(>3)-be.lined.up   the-storage.basket   full-Distributive  
    And they were lined up around (the inside of) his house, the storage baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  2. itaharatápas   pa-mu-sípnuuk   p-oo-pikchákiroopithva  
    whole.lot   the-3sPOSS-storage.basket   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.lined.up  
    There were a whole lot of storage baskets lined up around.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text