Ararahih'urípih
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ikréemyah (wind) to blow

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1948 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikréemyah • V • (wind) to blow

Derivatives (13; show derivatives)

Source: WB 482, p.338

  • uknéemyaahtihach. The wind is blowing just a little. [Reference: KV]
  • pookreemyáhaak uthivtífuniheesh. When the wind blows, it will blow him down. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 035]

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  1. xás    ukréemyah   
    then    it.blew   
    Then the wind blew.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  2. vúra    tóo    kréemyah   
    Intensive    it.had    blow   
    The wind just blew.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  3. vúrava    tóo    kréemyah    tapas'ikréemyah   
    just    it.had    blow    real.wind   
    There was a real wind blowing.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  4. hínu páy    ikreemyaha'úru    póopeenti    iktûunihi   
    surprise    eggs.of.wind    that.she.told.him    take.them.down!   
    There it was eggs of the wind that she told him to take down.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  5. pakéevniikich    uxúti    pookreemyáhahaak    uthivtífuniheesh   
    the.old.woman    she.was.thinking    when.it.blows    it.will.blow.him.down   
    The old woman thought, "When the wind blows, it will blow him down.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  6. xás    axmáy    ukréemyah    ukréemyah   
    then    suddenly    it.blew    it.blew   
    And suddenly the wind blew and blew.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  7. xás    pookréemya    pa'áptiik    koovúra    uvrárasur   
    then    when.it.blew    the.branches    all    they.fell.off   
    And when it blew, the branches all fell off.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text