Ararahih'urípih
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íikiv to wear a necklace

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1651 | revised Oct 31 2014

íikiv • V • to wear a necklace

Derivatives (5)
íikiv "necklace"
ipá'iikiv "juniper seed necklace"
ishpukatunvéech'iikiv "necklace made of small dentalia shells"
piikívmath "to put necklaces on (someone)"
piikívship "to put necklaces up on"

Source: WB 458, p.338

  • kástaan u'íikivti. She's wearing a mourning necklace. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (13)

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  1. xás kári iv'ávahkam uvôoruraa, tóo piikívshipriv péemyah.
    And he crawled up on the roof, he wore the heart as a necklace.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  2. kári xás uxús papirishkâarim. " púya íf yâamach poo'iikívtih.
    And Grizzly thought, "My, he's really wearing a pretty necklace!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  3. xás upíip papirishkâarim, " íf yâamach pee'iikívtih."
    And Grizzly said, "You're really wearing a pretty necklace!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  4. kári xás yuuxmachmahánach upiip, " man vúra naa ninímya pani'iikívtih."
    And Lizard said, "Why, I wear my heart as a necklace."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  5. káruma u'iikívtih, yiipahvuf'ímyah.
    The fact was, he was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  6. papirishkâarim múmya tóo thyúruripaa, tufúhish, payuuxmachmahánnach upíkshaayvutih, uum áhup u'iikívtih, yiipahvuf'ímyah.
    He pulled out Grizzly's heart, (Grizzly) believed it when Lizard lied, (Lizard) was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  7. kári xás " chémi, kiikpiikívmathap."
    And (they said), "All right, put necklaces on them!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  8. ta'ítam kunpíikivshiiprinaheen.
    So they put necklaces on.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  9. xás " chími áxvaay núpiikivmathi."
    And (they said), "Let's put necklaces on Crane."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  10. kári xás ta'ítam kunpíikivmathaheen.
    So they put necklaces on him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  11. vúra uum táay patóo piikívshiip, thíin axyár vúra.
    He had lots of necklaces on, (his neck was) full up to his throat-glands.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  12. kári xás áxvaay " chémi," xás tá koo, tá kunpiikívshiip koovúra.
    And Crane (said), "All right," and that was all, he had on all the necklaces.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  13. kári xás chîimich sáruk ník u'ákichnimach pamú'iikiv.
    And his necklaces were just a little dab down at the bottom (of his neck)
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text