Ararahih'urípih
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imyáhumar / imyáhumara- to be exhausted (with fatigue)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2625 | revised Dec 17 2014

imyáhumar / imyáhumara- • V • to be exhausted (with fatigue)

Derivation:  imyah-u-mar
breathe--u-finish.doing

  • taneemyáhumar, chími âapun. I'm exhausted, let's go lay down. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 072]

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  1. tá    nimyáhumar    chími    âapun   
    PERF    I'm.tired    soon    on.the.ground   
    "I am tired, let me down!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. tá    nimyáhumar    chími    âapun   
    PERF    I'm.tired    soon    on.the.ground   
    "I am tired, let me down!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  3. yíiv    vúra    nuthyuruveesh    chími    âapun    tá    nimyáhumar    chími    âapun    tá    nichnahirúvuukva    chími    âapun    tá    nithurirúvuukva    chími    âapun   
    far    Intensive    we.will.drag.you    soon    on.the.ground    PERF    I'm.tired    soon    on.the.ground    PERF    I'm.defecating.all.over.myself    soon    on.the.ground    PERF    I'm.urinating.all.over.myself    soon    on.the.ground   
    "We will drag you far away. Let me down, I am tired! Let me down, I am defecating all over myself, let me down, please! I am urinating all over myself, let me down!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text