Ararahih'urípih
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siríshkir / sirishkira- river bar

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5432 | revised Dec 03 2015

siríshkir / sirishkira- • N • river bar

Source: WB 1237, p.380

  • víri vaa kêech usirishkírahiti. That's why there's a big bar there. [Reference: WB T5.144]
  • pasiríshkir kêech nikyâavish. I'll make a big river-bar. [Reference: KT 140a.18]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. xás    úuth    upiytúykaanva    páyuux    uknamxánahich    mú'uuthkam    víri    vaa    kumá'ii    pakêech    usirishkírahitih   
    then    out.to.water    he.kicked.it.out.into.water    the.dirt    placename    toward.the.water.from.it    so    so    because.of    the.big.one    it.is.a.river.bar   
    And he kicked the dirt out in the river, out from uknamxánahich, that's why there's a big bar (there).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  2. vaa    pasiríshkir    pumáahtih    kuníchunvaheen   
    so    the.river-bar    they.were.not.looking    they.hid   
    They didn't look at the river-bar, they hid.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text