Ararahih'urípih
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asámyiith gravel

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #599 | revised Oct 08 2014

asámyiith • N • gravel

Derivation:  as amyiith
rock amyiith

Source: WB 149, p.322; JPH ethno ?:240

  • asamyiithyâak kúna uktháxish. There was a rattle in the gravel. [Reference: KT 137a.25]

See as 'rock'

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. súva   ník   asámyiith   u-xák-eesh   i-xus-êesh   tá   nu-pávyiihma  
    listen!   a.little   gravel   3s(>3)-make.noise-FUT   2s(>3)-think-FUT   PERF   1pl(>3)-go.back.to.(pl.)  
    You will hear gravel sound, you will know we have arrived.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. chavúra   xára   tah   axmáy   asámyiith   ú-xak  
    finally   long.time   already   suddenly   gravel   3s(>3)-make.noise  
    Finally it was a long time, (when) suddenly gravel sounded.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. xás   axmáy   vúra   u-thítiv   asámyiith   ú-xak  
    then   suddenly   Intensive   3s(>3)-hear   gravel   3s(>3)-make.noise  
    And suddenly he heard it, the gravel sounded.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text