Ararahih'urípih
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pimnáanih / pimnaniha- summer

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4915 | revised Oct 31 2014

pimnáanih / pimnaniha- • N • summer

Source: WB 1138, p.374

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. pa-naní-'ákah   vúrava   pimnáanih  
    the-1sPOSS-father   just   summer  
    My father (gathered wood) in the summer.
    Source: Vina Smith, Gathering wood (VS-47) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. xás   vúra   t-u-váxrah   pa-pimnáanih  
    then   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry   the-summer  
    It was dry, in the summer.
    Source: Vina Smith, Gathering wood (VS-47) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. púyava   pimnaani-h-îish   áchkuun   t-óo   pvâaram  
    you.see   summer-DENOM-down   swamp.robin   PERF-3s(>3)   go.back  
    Then in the spring, Swamp Robin went back home.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Mockingbird and Swamp Robin" (WB_KL-43) | read full text

  4. púyava   uum   túus   payêem   vúra   u-'ípak-vu-tih   t-u-pímnaani-h-ar-uk  
    you.see   3.SG   mockingbird   now   Intensive   3s(>3)-come.back-PL.ACT-DUR   PERF-3s(>3)-summer-DENOM-go.to-to.here  
    So now Mockingbird always returns, he comes to spend the summer.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Mockingbird and Swamp Robin" (WB_KL-43) | read full text