Ararahih'urípih
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iyur- / iyun- to put or stick (a long object)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3609 | revised Nov 17 2014

iyur- / iyun- V • to put or stick (a long object)

Derivatives (13; show derivatives)

Source: WB 828, p.357

Note: Bound stem; used with directional suffixes.


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  1. xás áhup kuníyuunkir, ikmahachram'áhup.
    They they put wood on the fire, sweathouse-wood.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  2. xás u'êechip xás ahíramak úyuunkuri pamuxváa, achvúun atipimámvaan muxvâa ukimfíruraanik.
    And he picked him up and held his head in the fireplace, Hookbill burnt Buzzard's hair off.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text
  3. pa'ikxúrikar iyúunkuriheesh pay'ôok.
    You are gonna put the pencil there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  4. xás patá kunípeerahaak " fâat iyúrish" xás patu'ûurihaak púyava uum hâari ára vaa kúth tóo tháaniv.
    When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
  5. káruma íp uum tóo yuunkat ahtúun pamufithih'ípan.
    He had put oak bark in his toes.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  6. kári xás úyuunka pamuhrôoha.
    And he poked his wife (with it).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  7. kári xás apmáan úyuunvar.
    Then he put her in his mouth.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  8. xás iv'ávahkam vúra ivharatírihshas mûuk uyururâanahitih.
    And the roof was put up with wide boards.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text