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simsímtas wire fence
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5399 | revised Dec 03 2015
simsímtas • N • wire fence
Literally: 'metal fence'
| Derivation: | símsiim tas | (= síim REP tas-a) |
| knife fence | (= síim REP build.fence-DEVERB) |
Source: WB 1230.6, p.379
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páy uum pichas-'ípaha u-vêehrim-va xás simsímtas u-taaspáth-ahi-tih this 3.SG peaches-tree 3s(>3)-stand.(things)-PL.ACT then wire.fence 3s(>3)-fence.around-ESS-DUR These peach trees are standing, and there is a wire fence around. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text