Ararahih'urípih
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pimustihváanar / pimustihváanara- mirror, glass, window

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4934 | revised Oct 31 2014

pimustihváanar / pimustihváanara- • N • mirror, glass, window

Literally: 'looking-at-oneself instrument'

Source: WB 609.7.3, p.346

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  1. pimustihváanar   ni-múustih-eesh   naa  
    glass   1s(>3)-look.at-FUT   1sg.  
    I am going to look at myself in the mirror.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. pimustihváanar   mûuk   ni-múustih-eesh   naa  
    glass   with.(by.means.of)   1s(>3)-look.at-FUT   1sg.  
    I am going to use the mirror to look at myself.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. xás   á'   u-'ákuraa-ti   pa-pimustihvâanar-ak  
    then   above   3s(>3)-reach.up-DUR   the-glass-Locative  
    He is putting his paws up on the window.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text