Ararahih'urípih
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ikrítuv / ikrítum- to be piled; to lie, be (in a pile)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2023 | revised Dec 05 2014

ikrítuv / ikrítum- • V • to be piled; to lie, be (in a pile)

Derivatives (6)
ahup'ikrítuv "woodpile"
ikrítumkurih "to pile (objects) into (a hole)"
ikritúmpiithva "to lie around in piles"
ikrítumship "to pile up"
ikrítumtakoo "to pile on top"
ikrítuvish "to pile (something) up"

Source: WB492, p.338

Note: Cf. ikriv 'to be lying'.

  • káruma kíxumnipak ukrítuv, ávahkamsáhyuux. For they are piled in the corner of the house pit, with river sand on top. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 044]

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. ii    xás    umah    yánava    ámtaap    kích    ukrítuv   
    oh!    then    she.saw.him    visible    dust    only    it.was.lying.in.a.pile   
    Oh, then she saw him, she saw just ashes lying there!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  2. vákay    kích    kunikrítuv   
    worm    only    they.lay   
    Only worms lay there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  3. púyava    vúra    káan    sú'    ukrítumkuri    hâari    ithahárinay    káru    hâari    kumáxara   
    you.see    Intensive    there    inside    it.piles.into    sometime    all.year    also    sometime    longer.time   
    So (the acorns) were piled in there, sometimes a year and sometimes longer.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text