Ararahih'urípih
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iyúunkirih to put (a long object) in fire

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lexicon ID #3616 | revised Apr 20 2015

iyúunkirih • V • to put (a long object) in fire

Derivation:  iyur-kírih
put.(long.object)-into.fire

  • peefmâarahaak xáyfaat ík asxay'áhup íyuunkirihti, ayu'âach pamihrooha'îin i'iitsúreeshap. When you get married, you mustn't put green wood in the fire, because your wife will leave you. [Reference: KV]
  • xás u'êechip xás ahíramak úyuunkurih pamuxvâah. Then he picked him up and held his head in the fireplace. [Reference: KT 125b.14]

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  1. xás    áhup    kuníyuunkir    ikmahachram'áhup   
    then    wood    they.put.it.in.the.fire    sweathouse.wood   
    They they put wood on the fire, sweathouse-wood.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. xás    u'êechip    xás    ahíramak    úyuunkuri    pamuxváa    achvúun    atipimámvaan    muxvâa    ukimfíruraanik   
    then    he.picked.him.up    then    in.the.fireplace    he.held.it.in.the.fire    his.head    hookbill.salmon    buzzard    his.hair    he.burned.it.off   
    And he picked him up and held his head in the fireplace, Hookbill burnt Buzzard's hair off.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text