Ararahih'urípih
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ihyárihish / ihyárihishrih stand still

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1617 | revised May 27 2016

ihyárihish / ihyárihishrih • V • stand still

Derivation:  ihyárih-ish  (= íihya-rih-ish)
stand-down  (= stand.(long.object)-up-down)

Source: WB 433.2.1, p.337

  • víri taxánahishich uhyárihish. So he stood still for a little while. [Reference: TK 71.13]
  • asaxvuhpihnîich áachip toohyárihish. Old Man Turtle stood in the middle. [Reference: WB 22: Old Man Turtle 011]

Sentence examples (10)


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  1. xás    néepeenti    chí    payôok    ihyárihish    payôok    áxak    padonkeys   
    then    he.told.me    soon    right.here    stand.still    right.here    two    the.donkey   
    And he told me, "Stand right here, right here by the two donkeys."
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  2. yiimúsich    xas    nihyárihish   
    little.ways.off    then    I.stood   
    I stood a little way off.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
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  3. xás    íishkar    upihyárihish   
    then    naked    he.stood.still   
    And he stood naked.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  4. xás    uhyárihish   
    then    he.stood.still   
    Then he stood still.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  5. asuxvuypihnîich    áachip    tóo    hyárihish   
    Old.Man.Turtle    middle    PERF-he    stand.still   
    Old Man Turtle stood in the middle.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  6. xás    uhyárihish   
    then    he.stood.still   
    And he stopped.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  7. kári    xás    mutaxyêemak    káan    xás    uhyárihish   
    then    then    in.his.front.yard    there    then    he.stood.still   
    Then he stood still there in his yard.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  8. kári    xás    poopûusur    pa'árus    ta'ítam    uhyárihishriheen   
    then    then    when.he.took.off    the.seed-basket    so    he.stood.still   
    Then when he took off the seed-basket, he stood still.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  9. uhyárihish   
    he.stood.still   
    He stood still.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  10. chítik    vúra    tá    itroopatishamnihasúpaa    tá    kunkúnih    kári    xás    tupihyárihish   
    finally    Intensive    PERF    nine.days    PERF    they.shoot    then    then    he.stood   
    Finally they had done target-shooting for nine days, and then (the priest) stood still (the priest remains standing all night).
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text