Ararahih'urípih
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pôor / poora- pants, leggings

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5077 | revised Oct 31 2014

pôor / poora- N • pants, leggings

Derivative (1)
surukampôor "men's underwear; underwear (women's or men's)"

Source: WB 1169, p.375; JPH mat 15:762


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  1. hôoy   pa-mi-pôor  
    where   the-2sPOSS-pants  
    Where are your pants?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play
  2. poorá-piit   ni-kyâa-vish   káru   vúra   nani-voonvánaach   káru   akvákir   káru   vúra   nani-yukúkuh  
    pants-new   1s(>3)-make-FUT   also   Intensive   1sPOSS-shirt   also   quiver   also   Intensive   1sPOSS-shoe(s)  
    I'll make new pants and my shirt and a quiver and my shoes."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text