Ararahih'urípih
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pikyav / pikyáa- to repair, to fix

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4908 | revised Oct 31 2014

pikyav / pikyáa- • V • to repair, to fix

Literally: 'make again'

Derivative (1)
ikpíkyav "to fix again"

Source: WB 557.8, p.343

  • áxvaay káan vúra musákan upikyâati. Crane was fixing his harpoon there. [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 046]

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  1. aah   ni-pikyâa-t  
    fire   1s(>3)-repair-PAST  
    I made a fire.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  2. pá-'aah   chími   pikyav  
    the-fire   soon   repair  
    Build a fire!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  3. xas   kúkuum   tá   ni-píkyav  
    then   again   PERF   1s(>3)-repair  
    Then I did it again
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  4. xas   kúkuum   yáv   tá   ni-píkyav  
    then   again   good   PERF   1s(>3)-repair  
    Then I did it well again.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  5. yítha   ni-pikyâa-vish  
    one   1s(>3)-repair-FUT  
    I will make another.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  6. ni-pikyâa-vish   pa-'ápxaan  
    1s(>3)-repair-FUT   the-cap  
    I will make another hat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  7. ni-pikyâa-vish  
    1s(>3)-repair-FUT  
    I will make it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  8. kári   xás   u-xus   tîi   yíth   kan-píkyav   pa-naní-shaanva  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   let...   other   1s(>3)-repair   the-1sPOSS-clothing  
    And he thought, "Let me get a different suit of clothes."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  9. vaa   ku-mûuk   kun-íhviith-tih-eesh   p-eeshyâat   p-eethívthaaneen   tá   kun-pikyâa-haak  
    that   3sPOSS-with.(by.means.of)   3pl(>3s)-clean.fish-DUR-FUT   the-king.salmon   NOMZ-land   PERF   3pl(>3s)-repair-when  
    They will clean the spring salmon with that, when they fix the world.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  10. xás   u-píip   chími   pa-naní-yuup   nu-píkyav  
    then   3s(>3)-say   soon   the-1sPOSS-eye   1pl(>3)-repair  
    And she said, "Let's fix my eyes!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  11. ta'ítam   kun-pikyâa-heen   pa-mú-yuup  
    so   3pl(>3s)-repair-ANT   the-3sPOSS-eye  
    So they fixed her eyes.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  12. xás   yáas   aah   ávahkam   tá   kun-píkyav  
    then   then   fire   over   PERF   3pl(>3s)-repair  
    Then they made another fire on top.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  13. víri   peenvári   payêem   u-pikyâa-tih  
    so   Ben.Wilder   now   3s(>3)-repair-DUR  
    Ben Wilder is fixing it now.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Blow-out" (WB_KL-91) | read full text