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ipshaan to keep the house (i.e. to stay home and take care of things)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2796 | revised Jan 28 2015
ipshaan • N • to keep the house (i.e. to stay home and take care of things)
| Derivation: | ip-saam |
| ITER remain |
- naa punavâarameeshara, naa nípshaaneesh. I'm not going, I'll keep the house. [Reference: KT 122.8]
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xás pirishkâarim upíip náa punavâarameeshara náa nipshaaneesh then grizzly he.said 1sg. I.will.not.go 1sg. I.will.keep.the.house Then Grizzly Bear said: "I am not going, I will keep the house." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text