Ararahih'urípih
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tírih wide; flat

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6087 | revised Nov 03 2015

tírih • ADJ • wide; flat

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Source: WB 1388, p.386

  • ikxáramkunish káru vúrahanik, vishvantírihanik káru. And (Spider) was black, and he had a flat belly. [Reference: KS 41. Spider story 009]
  • íp ni'úumat ishkeeshtírihak I came to a wide place in the river. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 340]

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  1. tírihsha    pamupírish    ikpíhan    imxathakkêem   
    wide.ones    its.leaves    strong    bad-smelling   
    It has widish leaves, it is strong, it stinks.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text

  2. xás    pa'êem    sichakvutvaratíri    usíchakvutvutih   
    then    the.doctor    wide.belt    she.was.wearing.a.belt   
    And the doctor was wearing a wide belt around her waist.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text

  3. pa'ávahkam    uum    tírih   
    at.the.top    3.SG    wide   
    At the top it was wide.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  4. xás    iv'ávahkam    vúra    ivharatírihshas    mûuk    uyururâanahitih   
    then    roof    Intensive    wide.boards    with.(by.means.of)    it.was.put.up   
    And the roof was put up with wide boards.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  5. peev'ávahkam    ivharatírihshas    uyaakóohitih   
    on.the.roof    broad.boards    it.was.put.on   
    And broad boards were put on the roof.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  6. hâari    tírihshas    káru    hâari    vúra    tûupichas    kuynákmahich    poosasipúniihva   
    sometime    wide.ones    also    sometime    Intensive    small.ones    three.at.a.time    it.runs.down.in.lines   
    Sometimes they were wide and sometimes they were narrow, and sometimes they were each (composed of) three little ones running down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text