Ararahih'urípih
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iv'ávahkam (on the) roof

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3444 | revised Feb 28 2015

iv'ávahkam • N • (on the) roof

Literally: 'house-top'

Derivation:  iiv ávahkam  (= iiv avah-kam)
house over  (= house above-side)

Source: WB 789.1, p.355

  • achvívtaay á' peev'ávahkam. There are lots of birds on top of the houses. [Reference: JPH ethno ?:220]

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  1. xás    kári    iv'ávahkam    uvôoruraa    tóo    piikívshipriv    péemyah   
    then    then    roof    he.crawled.up    he.had    put.necklaces.up.on    the.heart   
    And he crawled up on the roof, he wore the heart as a necklace.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  2. xás    kunímuusti    iv'ávahkam    a'    poo'íihtih   
    then    they.were.looking.at.him    roof    above    as.he.was.dancing   
    And (Lizard) was looked at as he danced, up on the roof.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  3. xás    iv'ávahkam    uvôoruraa    papirishkâarim   
    then    roof    she.crawled.up    the.grizzly.bear   
    So Grizzly crawled up on the roof.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  4. poopárihrishuk    víri    vaa    yuuxmachmahánach    iv'ávahkam    poo'íihtih    uthívtaaptih   
    when.he.jumped.back.out    so    so    lizard.sp.    roof    he.was.dancing    he.was.doing.a.war.dance   
    When (Lizard) came out, Lizard danced on the roof, he did a war dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  5. xás    iv'ávahkam    vúra    ivharatírihshas    mûuk    uyururâanahitih   
    then    roof    Intensive    wide.boards    with.(by.means.of)    it.was.put.up   
    And the roof was put up with wide boards.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  6. peev'ávahkam    ivharatírihshas    uyaakóohitih   
    on.the.roof    broad.boards    it.was.put.on   
    And broad boards were put on the roof.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text