Ararahih'urípih
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iphíriv (two) to lie, to be lying

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2746 | revised Dec 18 2014

iphíriv • V • (two) to lie, to be lying

Derivation:  iphi-riv
put.(pl.)-at.rest

Source: WB 653.2, p.348

  • áxak ásip káan kuniphíriv. Two (empty) baskets are sitting there. [Reference: WB verbs]
  • vaa vúra kúkuum yáanchiip ipmáheesh káan uphíriv. 'Again you will see them (tongs) lying there next year' [Reference: JPH TK 189.35]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. xás    yánava    pa'ásip    áruun    kuniphíriv   
    then    visible    the.baskets    empty    they.were.lying   
    And he saw the baskets lying empty.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. púyava    payítha    peeshnaaníchhaak    uum    píshiip    tu'úum    patákasar    uphírivirak   
    you.see    the.one    if.he.was.swift    3.SG    first    he.arrived    where.the.tossel    where.it.lay   
    If one was swift, he arrived first where the tossel lay.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  3. púyava    hâari    uum    payu'kúkam    pa'ávansas    píshiip    tu'úum    patákasar    uphírivirak   
    you.see    sometime    3.SG    the.downriver.end    the.men    first    they.arrived    where.the.tossel    it.lay   
    Sometimes the men on the downriver end arrived first where the tossel lay.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text