Ararahih'urípih
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thiivríhva wall board in an Indian house

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lexicon ID #5925 | revised Jan 28 2016

thiivríhva • N • wall board in an Indian house

Derivation:  thiv-rih-va-a
lie.(of.one.thing)-up-PL.ACT-DEVERB

Note: Prob. equiv. to thiivríihvar.

  • ta'ítam yítha pamusvarikmûuk mâaka u'iik, thivrihvasúruk. So one of them struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board. [Reference: WB T17.20]
  • yôoram á' uum vúra asiktávaan hâari xás uvúrayvuti, thiivríhvak yôoram a'. A woman seldom goes around the yoram bench, around the bench above the yoram. [Reference: TK 133.36]

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  1. ta'ítam    yítha    pamusvírik    mûuk    mâaka    u'iik    thivrihvasúruk   
    so    one    her.elbow    with.(by.means.of)    little.uphill    she.hits    under.a.wall.board   
    So one struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text