Ararahih'urípih
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pishyáavpa / pishyáavpu- to be winter ; to spend the winter

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5005 | revised Oct 31 2014

pishyáavpa / pishyáavpu- • V • to be winter ; to spend the winter

Source: WB 744.2.1, p.352

  • panámniik tupíshyaavputi. She spends the winter in Orleans. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. t-u-pishyáavpa   tá   kóo   tá   kun-'ípak  
    PERF-3s(>3)-be.winter   PERF   all   PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.back  
    In wintertime they all came back.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

  2. t-u-pishyáavpa   vúra   uum   táay   pa-nani-'áhup  
    PERF-3s(>3)-be.winter   Intensive   3.SG   much   the-1sPOSS-wood  
    In wintertime I had a lot of wood.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

  3. ta'ítam   koovúra   pa-keemisha-tunvêech-as   kun-ikyáviichvu-naa   yukún   vaa   káan   kun-pávyiihm-eesh   pa-t-u-píshyaavpa  
    so   all   the-something.dangerous-small.(pl.)-PL   3pl(>3s)-work-PL   you.see   that   there   3pl(>3s)-go.back.to.(pl.)-FUT   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-be.winter  
    So all the little wild animals worked, you see they were going to come back there when it was winter.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   t-u-píshyaavpa  
    then   then   PERF-3s(>3)-be.winter  
    Then it was winter.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text