Ararahih'urípih
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-hiruva too, too much

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1390 | revised Nov 03 2005

-hiruva • SUFF • too, too much

Note: Equiv. to -hírurav.

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. ipshûunkinichhiruva pa'áhup.
    But it was too short.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. unuhyâachhiruva kúma u'árihishrih pananí'iithva víri natakníihshurootih.
    My pack was becoming too round, so it kept rolling off me.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  3. pavíkahar kêechasahiruva, I couldn't do that.
    If the “weavers” (the sticks you weave with) are too big, I couldn't do that.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. But my weavers, uum kêechashiruva.
    But my weavers, they're too big.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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