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iyúrish / iyúrishrih- to pay (a stated amount)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3611 | revised Apr 20 2015
iyúrish / iyúrishrih- • V • to pay (a stated amount)
| Derivation: | iyur-ish |
| put.(long.object)-down |
Source: WB 828.1, p.357
- fâat iyúrish. Pay something! [Reference: WB files]
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xás patá kunípeerahaak fâat iyúrish xás patu'ûurihaak púyava uum hâari ára vaa kúth tóo tháaniv then when when.they.tell.him what pay then when.he.refuses so 3.SG sometime person so because.of PERF sit When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it. Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text