Ararahih'urípih
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pishyáavpa / pishyáavpu- to be winter ; to spend the winter

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5005 | revised Oct 31 2014

pishyáavpa / pishyáavpu- • V • to be winter ; to spend the winter

Source: WB 744.2.1, p.352

  • panámniik tupíshyaavputi. She spends the winter in Orleans. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. tupishyáavpa    tá    kóo    tá    kun'ípak   
    it.had.become.winter    PERF    all    PERF    they.came.back   
    In wintertime they all came back.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

  2. tupishyáavpa    vúra    uum    táay    panani'áhup   
    it.had.become.winter    Intensive    3.SG    much    my.wood   
    In wintertime I had a lot of wood.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

  3. ta'ítam    koovúra    pakeemishatunvêechas    kunikyáviichvunaa    yukún    vaa    káan    kunpávyiihmeesh    patupíshyaavpa   
    so    all    the.little.wild.animals    they.work    you.see    that    there    they.go.back.to    when.it.is.winter   
    So all the little wild animals worked, you see they were going to come back there when it was winter.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  4. kári    xás    tupíshyaavpa   
    then    then    it.is.winter   
    Then it was winter.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text