Ararahih'urípih
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îirish floor

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1694 | revised Nov 04 2005

îirish • N • floor

Source: WB 684, p.349

  • karu hâari íirish vúra patakunikrîishrih. And sometimes it is the floor that they sit on. [Reference: TK 97.7]
  • kunchivípiithva ikmaháchraam îirishak. Sometimes they sit around in the sweathouse on the floor. [Reference: TK 97.8]

Sentence examples (5)


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  1. kári    xás    itha'îirish    vúra    kunihmáravarayva   
    then    then    all.over.the.floor    Intensive    they.run.around   
    And they ran around all over the floor.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. nitátuyshureesh    pa'îirish   
    .I.will.sweep.it.off    the.floor   
    I am going to sweep the floor.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. xás    iinâak    pamu'îirish    uum    ás    upathrívahitih   
    then    indoors    its.floor    3.SG    rock    it.was.covered.with   
    And inside, their floor was covered with rocks.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  4. xás    irísh'aachip    sú'    usúrukurihahitih   
    then    middle.of.the.floor    inside    a.hole.was.made.into   
    And there was a hole in the middle of the floor.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  5. xás    pamukun'îirish    uum    vúra    yuux   
    then    their.floor    3.SG    Intensive    dirt   
    And their floor was just earth.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text