Ararahih'urípih
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axyar / axyara- full

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1010 | revised Oct 31 2014

axyar / axyara- • ADJ • full

Derivation:  axyar-a
fill-DEVERB

Source: WB 254.1, p.329; cf. WB G621.4

  • íshaha kích axyar, vúra uum kári âavahar. He was just full of water, but he was alive yet. [Reference: KS7. Chenach person 030]

Sentence examples (7)


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  1. mama    had    three    tubs    tanu    axyár    tanúkyav    poopithxáheesh   
                    PERF    full    we.filled.them    she.was.going.to.wash   
    Mama had three tubs, we- we filled them, when she was going to do the wash.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

  2. xás    pamu'átimnam    uum    vúra    axyár    atahári   
    then    her.burden.basket    3.SG    Intensive    full    always   
    And her burden basket was always full.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  3. vúra    uum    táay    patóo    piikívshiip    thíin    axyár    vúra   
    Intensive    3.SG    much    he.had    put.necklaces.up.on    glands.in.throat    full    Intensive   
    He had lots of necklaces on, (his neck was) full up to his throat-glands.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  4. pamukun'átimnam    tá    axyaráva   
    their.burden.baskets    PERF    all.full   
    Their burden baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. káru    pamukrívraam    upikchákiroopithva    pasípnuuk    axyaráva   
    also    his.house    it.was.lined.up.around    the.storage.baskets    all.full   
    And they were lined up around (the inside of) his house, the storage baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  6. víri    kún    axyaráva    pakóo    kuma'arará'uup   
    so    meaning.unknown    all.full    all    kinds.of.Indian.treasure   
    There they were all full, there was all kinds of Indian treasure.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  7. axyaráva    tá    kun'ífik    átimnam   
    all.full    PERF    they.picked.it.up    pack-basket   
    They picked the burden baskets full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text