Ararahih'urípih
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vuráakir / vuraakira- ladder, stairway

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6677 | revised Jan 22 2016

vuráakir / vuraakira- • N • ladder, stairway

Literally: 'climbing-instrument'

Derivation:  vuraa-kir-a  (= va-uraa-kir-a)
climb.up-Instrumental-DEVERB  (= go-up-Instrumental-DEVERB)

Derivatives (2)
inakvúraakir "plank ladder, used in living house"
taskaravúraakir "(multi-)pole ladder, used in sweathouse"

Source: WB 1513.13.1, p.393

  • ávansa vuraakírak uvôoruraati. A man is climbing a ladder. [Reference: WB files]

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  1. kári   xás   vaa   yánava   pa-mukun-vuráakir   t-u-'áv-aheen  
    then   then   so   visible   the-3plPOSS-ladder   PERF-3s(>3)-eat-ANT  
    And he saw (Coyote) had eaten their ladder.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. vuraakira-súruk   vúra   ú-krii  
    ladder-under   Intensive   3s(>3)-live  
    He stayed underneath the ladder (leading into the house).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   u-thítiim-tih   pa-vuraakira-súruk   ikrêe-n   pa-niinamichtâapas  
    then   then   3s(>3)-hear-DUR   the-ladder-under   live-Participial   the-smallest  
    And the littlest one, sitting underneath the ladder, heard it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  4. vuraakira-'ípan   u-kûuntakiishrih  
    ladder-end   3s(>3)-sit.down.on  
    He sat down on top of the ladder.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. xás   vuráakir   u-'íihya   xás   vaa   káan   pa-kun-vóoruniih-vu-tih  
    then   ladder   3s(>3)-stand.(long.object)   then   that   there   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-crawl.down-PL.ACT-DUR  
    And a ladder stood (there), and they crawled down (into the house) on that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  6. pa-vuráakir   uum   vúra   ípaha   p-oo-kyâar-ahi-tih  
    the-ladder   3.SG   Intensive   tree   NOMZ-3s(>3)-make.with-ESS-DUR  
    The ladder was made of a tree.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  7. xás   vuráakir   u-'íihya   vaa   káan   iinâak  
    then   ladder   3s(>3)-stand.(long.object)   so   there   indoors  
    And a ladder stood there inside.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  8. payôok   ávansa   vuraakír-ak   u-vôoruraa-tih   ú-mkaanvu-tih  
    right.here   man   ladder-Locative   3s(>3)-crawl.up-DUR   3s(>3)-gather-DUR  
    Here a man is climbing on a ladder, he is picking apples.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text