Ararahih'urípih
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ipanîich the very end, the very top

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2702 | revised Dec 17 2014

ipanîich • N • the very end, the very top

Derivation:  ípan-ich
end-DIM

Source: WB 644.2, p.348

  • vaa káan ipanîich unhíshuroo vastáran, vaa mûuk takuntákararih a'. They hang it up by the very end of the thong that is sticking off. [Reference: TK 126.5]
  • á' ipanîich pákaas uthrítakoo. Up at the top sat the nest. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 013]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. á'    ipanîich    pákaas    uthrítakoo   
    above    very.end    the.nest    it.sat.on.it   
    Up at the top sat the nest.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  2. ipanîich    vúra    uum    chûuyich   
    very.end    Intensive    3.SG    narrow   
    At the far end it was narrow.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  3. púyava    pa'ipanîich    pa'áama    tu'uumáhaak    púyava    pa'áan    tóo    kéen   
    you.see    when.at.the.end    the.salmon    it.arrived.there    you.see    the.string    it.had    move   
    When the salmon got to the end, the string quivered.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text