Ararahih'urípih
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ishxay to fish with a hook and line

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3170 | revised Nov 07 2005

ishxay • V • to fish with a hook and line

Derivatives (4)
askupishxáyraam "placename near Katimin"
ishxâar "fishing pole"
ishxâar "to go fishing with a line"
ishxaayrípaa "a man's name, Hackett"

Source: WB 741, p.352

  • itháan mít masúruk saamvárook níshxaaytihat. Once I was fishing up in a creek. [Reference: DF 05: Finding Gold 001]

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  1. ithâan    mit    masúruk    saamváruk    níshxaaytihat   
    once    near.past    up.a.creek    at.a.creek    I.was.fishing.with.hook.and.line   
    Once I went up the creek, fishing with hook and line.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text

  2. nishxâareesh    pananiishxâar   
    I.will.go.fishing.with    my.fishing.pole   
    I am going to go fishing with my fishing pole.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  3. pananiishxâar    nishxâareesh    payêem   
    my.fishing.pole    I.will.go.fishing.with    now   
    I am going to go fishing with my fishing pole now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  4. peekrupkáanvar    nihrúuvti    pa'as    vaa    nishxâareesh   
    the.fork    I.am.using.it    .        I.will.go.fishing.with   
    I am going to go fishing with a fork.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  5. panishxáaytih    tá    nipikyâar   
    that.I.am.fishing    PERF    I.finish.making.it   
    I finished fishing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  6. yeah    núsxay    núsxayvunaa   
    yeah    we.fished.with.line    we.fished.with.line   
    Yeah, we fished, we all fished.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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