Ararahih'urípih
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siríshkir / sirishkira- river bar

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lexicon ID #5432 | revised Dec 03 2015

siríshkir / sirishkira- • N • river bar

Source: WB 1237, p.380

  • víri vaa kêech usirishkírahiti. That's why there's a big bar there. [Reference: WB T5.144]
  • pasiríshkir kêech nikyâavish. I'll make a big river-bar. [Reference: KT 140a.18]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. xás   úuth   u-piytúykaan-va   pá-yuux   uknamxánahich   mú-'uuthkam   víri   vaa   kumá'ii   pa-kêech   u-sirishkíra-hi-tih  
    then   out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT   the-dirt   placename   3sPOSS-seaward   so   so   because.of   the-big   3s(>3)-river.bar-DENOM-DUR  
    And he kicked the dirt out in the river, out from uknamxánahich, that's why there's a big bar (there).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  2. vaa   pa-siríshkir   pu-máah-tih   kun-íchunva-heen  
    so   the-river.bar   NEG-see-DUR   3pl(>3s)-hide.oneself-ANT  
    They didn't look at the river-bar, they hid.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text