Ararahih'urípih
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iyrúuhriv / iyrúuhrim- (sg.) to lie, to be in a lying position

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3601 | revised Apr 20 2015

iyrúuhriv / iyrúuhrim- • V • (sg.) to lie, to be in a lying position

Derivation:  iyruh-riv
coil.(something)-at.rest

Source: WB 825.3, p.357

Note: Acts as a durative verb. Cf. úruriv '(du.-pl.) to be in a lying position'.

  • asimvárvak kári úyruuhriv, úkviit-hiti. He's still lying in bed asleep. [Reference: KV]
  • yánava uyrúuhriv, kári xás kunvásmaahva. They saw (Chipmunk) lying down, and then they started in to do a shaman's dance. [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 013]

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  1. xás    upíip    pihnîich    kúnish    kaníyruuhrivi   
    then    he.say    old.man    sort.of    I.lie.down   
    Then he said: "Let me lie down like an old man."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  2. yánava    îinâak    ifápiit    úyruuvriv   
    visible    indoors    young.unmarried.woman    she.was.lying   
    Behold inside he saw a maiden lying.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    upiip    uum    vúra    vaa    páy    arara'îin    kunxúseentih    kíri    âapun    úyruuhriv   
    then    then    she.said    3.SG    Intensive    so    this    somebody    they.are.thinking    I.wish    on.the.ground    she.lies   
    Then she said: "Someone is causing her sickness.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  4. pihnêefich    vúra    káan    úyruuhriv    púxay    vúra    kêenatihara   
    coyote    Intensive    there    he.lay    not.yet    Intensive    he.was.not.moving   
    Coyote lay there, he didn't stir.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  5. xás    pihnêefich    uum    úyruuhriv    u'asímchaaktih   
    then    coyote    3.SG    he.lay    he.was.keeping.his.eyes.closed   
    Coyote lay (there), he kept his eyes closed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  6. xás    vúra    tu'ûuri    póoyruuhriv    poo'asímchaaktih   
    then    Intensive    he.became.unwilling    that.he.lay    that.he.was.keeping.his.eyes.closed   
    And he got tired lying (there), keeping his eyes closed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  7. xás    káan    pihnîich    úyruuhriv   
    then    there    old.man    he.lay   
    So he lay there (as) an old man.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  8. xás    káan    úyruuhriv    áak    upiivkírihtih   
    then    there    he.lay    in.the.fire    he.was.putting.his.feet.in.fire   
    And he lay there, he stuck his feet in the fire.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text