Ararahih'urípih
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imyáahti / imyahtiha- life

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2614 | revised Nov 17 2014

imyáahti / imyahtiha- • N • life

Derivation:  imyáahti-a  (= imyah-ti-a)
live-DEVERB  (= breathe-DUR-DEVERB)

Source: WB 618.3.1, p.346

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. koovúra    mímyaahti    vaa    ikupítiheesh    fátaak    á'    ikûuntakoovish   
    all    your.life    so    you.will.be.doing    somewhere    above    you.will.sit.on.it   
    All your life you will be doing that, you will sit on something above.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  2. hûutva    kóo    mímyaahti    pati'ívahaak    púra fâat    vúra    îin    aamtíheeshara   
    somehow    as.much.as    your.life    when.you.die    nothing    Intensive    TOPIC    it.won't.be.eating.you   
    All your life, when you die, nothing will eat (you).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    kunipêer    mímyaahti    hûutva    kóo    mímyaahti    vúra    iim    fátaak    asasúruk    vaa    káan    i'ifchíkinkutiheesh   
    then    then    they.say    your.life    somehow    as.much.as    your.life    Intensive    2sg.    somewhere    under.a.rock    so    there    you.will.be.stuck.onto.it   
    And they told him, "In your life, in your whole life you will be sticking to the bottom of a rock there someplace.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text