Ararahih'urípih
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amkir / amkíri- to eat on

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #339 | revised Oct 31 2014

amkir / amkíri- • V • to eat on

Derivation:  av-kir
eat-Instrumental

Derivatives (3)
amkíinvarayva "to feel famished"
amkir "table"
amkiravásih "table top"

Source: WB files

See av1 'to eat' See -kir 'Instrumental'

Sentence examples (7)

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  1. papúsihich    tóo    skákuraa    pa'amkírak   
    the.cat    it.has    jump.up    on.the.table   
    The cat jumped up on the table.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. papúsihich    tóo    skákuraa    amkiravásih   
    the.cat    it.has    jump.up    table.top   
    The cat jumped on the table.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. utháantakoo    pa'amkir   
    it.is.on.top.of    the.table   
    It's sitting on the table.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
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  4. chishíi    uhyári    amkirasúruk   
    dog    it.is.standing    under.a.table   
    A dog is standing under a table.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  5. pachishíi    uhyári    amkírak    a'    u'áamti    asíp'anamahachak   
    the.dog    it.is.standing    on.the.table    above    it.is.eating    at.a.small.bowl   
    The dog is standing on top of the table, he is eating from a small bowl.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  6. amkír    utháaniv   
    table    it.is.sitting   
    A table is sitting.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  7. pa'amkír    káan    utháaniv    xás    ukxúrikahiti    ávahkam    ípaha   
    the.table    there    it.is.sitting    then    it.is.marked    over    tree   
    The table is sitting there, and a tree is drawn on top.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text