Ararahih'urípih
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axyar / axyan- (contents) to fill (a container)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1009 | revised Oct 31 2014

axyar / axyan- • V • (contents) to fill (a container)

Derivatives (2)
axyanípaa "to overflow"
axyar "full"

Source: WB 254, p.329

Note: Initial /a/ is lost after a prefixal vowel.

  • xás víri vúra úxyar pa'áama. And so the salmon overflowed (from a container). [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 045]

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  1. tóo xyar.
    It is full.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
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  2. vúra tóo xyar pa'átimnam.
    She packed the basket full.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
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  3. xás upíip " amtápar vúra kan'árihish, xás paniníyuup ámtaap kamixyan.
    And he said, "Let me become covered with ashes, and let my eyes become full of ashes.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  4. víri chavúra pu'áraar iimtihara, chavúra peethívthaaneen upáxyar pa'áraar.
    Finally no person died, finally the people filled up the earth.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text