Ararahih'urípih
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vatárin / vatárina- to cross (e.g. a bridge)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6471 | revised Oct 31 2014

vatárin / vatárina- • V • to cross (e.g. a bridge)

Source: WB 1532, p.394

Note: Pl. action stem is vatáriin / vatarîina-.

  • itíhaan vúra ahyúum kun'iruvatáriinati. They cross the bridge all the time. [Reference: KV]
  • pananípshiih ithyáruk niipiivkáreesh, víriva káan kiik'iruvátarini. I'll put my leg out across-river, you people can walk across there. [Reference: WB T31.80]

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  1. víri-va   káan   kiik-'iru-vátarin-i  
    so-INDEF   there   2pl(>3)-PL-cross.(bridge)-IMPER  
    Walk across on that!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  2. xás   u-vátarin   pa-kéevriik  
    then   3s(>3)-cross.(bridge)   the-old.woman  
    Then the old woman walked across.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text