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píshmaar / píshmara- to finish drinking
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lexicon ID #4983 | revised Oct 31 2014
píshmaar / píshmara- • V • to finish drinking
Source: WB 689.5, p.350
- aas takunpíshmaranaa. They all finished eating (with idiom áas + ish 'to eat'). [Reference: WB files]
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púyava tá kunpámvaar xás tá kunpíshmaar káru ikmaháchraam kúuk tá kunpávyiihma you.see PERF they.finished.eating then PERF they.finished.drinking also sweathouse to PERF they.went.back.to So they finished eating, they finished their meal, and they went to the sweathouse. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkári xás pá'aas kunpíshmaar yee chúvaarap then then when.water they.finished.drinking well let's.go And when they finished eating, (they said) "Well, let's go!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textpúyava aas tá kunpíshmaranaa you.see water PERF they.finished.drinking Then they finished eating. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text