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eeráriiv den of an animal
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1256 | revised Oct 16 2014
eeráriiv • N • den of an animal
| Derivation: | eerar iiv |
| eerar house |
Derivatives (3)
chimuch'eeráriiv "placename"
virusura'eeráriiv "bear's den"
xaha'eeráriiv "spider's nest"
Source: WB 340, p.332; JPH ani 06:511
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pavírusar íshyaav kusrahkêem kári koovúra eeráriivak kúuk tá kunpávyiihma.
In the winter, in December (the bad month), the bears all go into dens.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text -
kári xás tá kunpíip"
chími nanu'eeráriiv nupimúsan."
Then people used to say, "Let’s go look at our dens!"Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text -
púyava tá kunpiykáravar,
eeráriivak kunithyúrurupuk.
They finished killing it, they dragged it out of the den.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text