Ararahih'urípih
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ishxay to fish with a hook and line

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3170 | revised Nov 07 2005

ishxay • V • to fish with a hook and line

Derivatives (4)
askupishxáyraam "placename near Katimin"
ishxâar "fishing pole"
ishxâar "to go fishing with a line"
ishxaayrípaa "a man's name, Hackett"

Source: WB 741, p.352

  • itháan mít masúruk saamvárook níshxaaytihat. Once I was fishing up in a creek. [Reference: DF 05: Finding Gold 001]

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  1. ithâan mit masúruk saamváruk níshxaaytihat.
    Once I went up the creek, fishing with hook and line.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text

  2. nishxâareesh.
    I'm going to go fishing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Lucille Albers, Sentences with verb paradigms (LA-VS-01) | read full text
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  3. ipít nishxâar.
    Yesterday I went fishing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Lucille Albers, Sentences with verb paradigms (LA-VS-01) | read full text
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  4. Pa'avansáxiich usxâareesh káru pamuchíshiih.
    The boy is going to go fishing with his dog.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  5. nishxâareesh.
    I am going to go fishing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  6. xáyfaat ishxâar!
    Don't go fishing!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  7. hôoy pamiishxâar?
    Where is your fishing pole?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  8. nishxâareesh pananiishxâar.
    I am going to go fishing with my fishing pole.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  9. pananiishxâar nishxâareesh payêem.
    I am going to go fishing with my fishing pole now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  10. peekrupkáanvar nihrúuvti pa'as vaa nishxâareesh.
    I am going to go fishing with a fork.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  11. panishxáaytih tá nipikyâar.
    I finished fishing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  12. yeah, núsxay, núsxayvunaa.
    Yeah, we fished, we all fished.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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