Ararahih'urípih
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eeráriiv den of an animal

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1256 | revised Oct 16 2014

eeráriiv • N • den of an animal

Derivation:  eerar iiv
eerar house

Derivatives (3)
chimuch'eeráriiv "placename"
virusura'eeráriiv "bear's den"
xaha'eeráriiv "spider's nest"

Source: WB 340, p.332; JPH ani 06:511

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  1. pavírusar    íshyaav    kusrahkêem    kári    koovúra    eeráriivak    kúuk    tá    kunpávyiihma   
    the.bear    winter    December    then    all    to.animal.den    to    PERF    they.go.back.to   
    In the winter, in December (the bad month), the bears all go into dens.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    tá    kunpíip    chími    nanu'eeráriiv    nupimúsan   
    then    then    PERF    they.say    soon    our.den    let's.go.look.at.them!   
    Then people used to say, "Let’s go look at our dens!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text

  3. púyava    tá    kunpiykáravar    eeráriivak    kunithyúrurupuk   
    you.see    PERF    they.finished.slaughtering.it    out.of.the.den    they.drag.it.out   
    They finished killing it, they dragged it out of the den.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text