Ararahih'urípih
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axyar / axyara- full

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1010 | revised Oct 31 2014

axyar / axyara- ADJ • full

Derivation axyar-a
fill-DEVERB

Source: WB 254.1, p.329; cf. WB G621.4

  • íshaha kích axyar, vúra uum kári âavahar. He was just full of water, but he was alive yet. [Reference: KS7. Chenach person 030]


Sentence examples (7)


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  1. mama had three tubs, tanu-- axyár tanúkyav, poopithxáheesh (...)
    Mama had three tubs, we- we filled them, when she was going to do the wash.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text
  2. xás pamu'átimnam uum vúra axyár atahári.
    And her burden basket was always full.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  3. vúra uum táay patóo piikívshiip, thíin axyár vúra.
    He had lots of necklaces on, (his neck was) full up to his throat-glands.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text
  4. pamukun'átimnam tá axyaráva.
    Their burden baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  5. káru pamukrívraam upikchákiroopithva, pasípnuuk axyaráva.
    And they were lined up around (the inside of) his house, the storage baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  6. víri kún axyaráva, pakóo kuma'arará'uup.
    There they were all full, there was all kinds of Indian treasure.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  7. axyaráva tá kun'ífik átimnam.
    They picked the burden baskets full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text