Ararahih'urípih
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ithxuun / ithxúuna- to put over one's head; to wear on one's head, to have a hat on

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3335 | revised Oct 31 2014

ithxuun / ithxúuna- • V • to put over one's head; to wear on one's head, to have a hat on

Derivatives (2)
ichxúunanach "a type of clover, perhaps thimble clover"
tanipaníchxuunanach "harbor seal, and probably other species of seal as well"

Source: WB 782, p.355; JPH ani 06:650

  • ikxúrik úthxuunati. He's holding a paper over his head. [Reference: KV]
  • koovúra ík apxanyâamachas kuthxunátiihveesh. You must all wear your prettiest hats. [Reference: KM 5.17]

Sentence examples (8)

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  1. naa    pananí'apxaan    uum    níthxuunatih   
    1sg.    my.hat    3.SG    I.am.wearing.it.on.my.head   
    I am wearing my hat on my head.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  2. níthxuunatih   
    I.am.wearing.it.on.my.head   
    It is on my head.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  3. pa'ávansa    uthxúunatih   
    the.man    he.is.wearing.it.on.his.head   
    The man is wearing it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
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  4. xás    upíip    pûu    vaa    vúra    níthxuuneesh    káruma    nik    áachip    kóo    tuvíkahitih   
    then    she.said    no    so    Intensive    I.will.wear.it.on.my.head    in.fact    a.little    middle    as.much.as    it.is.woven   
    And she said, "No, I'll wear it this way, (though) the fact is that it's only woven half-way.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  5. káruma    ník    apxanyâamachas    tá    kunpithxunátiihva    yaas'arara'îin    pu'ithváaftiheeshap   
    in.fact    a.little    pretty.caps    PERF    they.wear.them.on.their.heads    Humankind    it.will.not.think.well.of.them   
    The fact is, (the others) wear pretty caps, (but) Mankind won't have much use for them.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  6. kári    xás    kunpithxunásiipreen    pamukun'ápxaan   
    then    then    they.put.on    their.caps   
    And they put on their basket-caps.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  7. kári    xás    upíthxuunasip   
    then    then    she.put.it.on   
    And she put it on.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  8. pamúpxaan    ápapvari    xás    póothxunatih   
    her.hat    towards.one.side    then    she.was.wearing.it.on.her.head   
    And she was wearing her cap over on one side.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text