Ararahih'urípih
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ixraam / ixraamu- to bet

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3514 | revised Apr 06 2016

ixraam / ixraamu- • V • to bet

Derivatives (2)
ixraam "a bet, a stake (in gambling)"
ixraaméeshiip "the main bet, the "purse" in Indian cards"

Source: WB 807, p.356

  • táay vúra póoxraamuti péeshpuk. He's betting a lot of money. [Reference: KV]
  • pâanpay vúra asiktaván'uup tápaan takuníxraamuti. After a while they were even betting women's outfits. [Reference: KM 16.4]

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  1. xas    pamúkîit    upeer    tâak    pamiyáfus    níxraam   
    then    his.grandmother    he.tells.her    give.me!    your.dress    I.bet.it   
    And he told his grandmother: “Give me your dress. Let me bet it.”
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  2. váa    ta    ifuchtîimich    váa    tápaan    uxraam    pamúkiit    muyáfus   
    that    PERF    last.one    that    must(?)    he.bet.it    his.grandmother    her.dress   
    Then at last he even bet his grandmother's dress.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  3. yakún    tá    níxraam    pananí'aramah   
    you.see    PERF    I.bet    my.child   
    I'll bet my child.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  4. koovúra    tóo    xraam   
    all    PERF    bet   
    He had bet everything.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Eel and Sucker" (WB_KL-37) | read full text

  5. kári    xás    upíip    páakraah    nani'ípi    tá    níxraam   
    then    then    he.said    the.eel    my.bone    PERF    I.bet   
    And Eel said, "I'll bet my bones."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Eel and Sucker" (WB_KL-37) | read full text

  6. xás    paafishríhansas    kunkúniihvunaa    taay    kuníxraamtih   
    then    the.young.men    they.shot    much    they.bet   
    And the young men shot arrows, they bet a lot.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text