Ararahih'urípih
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píshmaar / píshmara- to finish drinking

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lexicon ID #4983 | revised Oct 31 2014

píshmaar / píshmara- • V • to finish drinking

Source: WB 689.5, p.350

  • aas takunpíshmaranaa. They all finished eating (with idiom áas + ish 'to eat'). [Reference: WB files]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. púyava   tá   kun-pámvaar   xás   tá   kun-píshmaar   káru   ikmaháchraam   kúuk   tá   kun-pávyiihma  
    you.see   PERF   3pl(>3s)-finish.eating   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-finish.drinking   also   sweathouse   to   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.back.to.(pl.)  
    So they finished eating, they finished their meal, and they went to the sweathouse.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   pá-'aas   kun-píshmaar   yee   chúvaarap  
    then   then   NOMZ-water   3pl(>3s)-finish.drinking   well   let's.go  
    And when they finished eating, (they said) "Well, let's go!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  3. púya-va   aas   tá   kun-píshmara-naa  
    and.so-so   water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-finish.drinking-PL  
    Then they finished eating.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text