Ararahih'urípih
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ihêer / ihêera- to smoke (tobacco)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1531 | revised Oct 31 2014

ihêer / ihêera- • V • to smoke (tobacco)

Derivatives (22; show derivatives)

Source: WB 417, p.336; TK 44.37

  • xâat vaa ára uhêer ... Even if a person smokes it ... [Reference: TK 47.11]
  • kári xás upiip, matêe kuvaan, kanpihêen. He said, "matêe kuvaan, let me have a smoke!" [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 032]

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  1. pu'ikpíhanhara pasahihêeraha, xáat vaa ár uhêer.
    That river tobacco is not strong, if a person smokes it.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text

  2. áraar uum vúra pu'ihêeratihara pasahihêeraha.
    The Indians never smoke it, that river tobacco.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text

  3. peheerahásaan tiníhyaachas, vaa pakun'ihêeratih.
    The tobacco leaves are widish ones; those are what they smoke.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text

  4. nihêeratih.
    I am smoking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  5. naa nihêeratih.
    I smoke.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  6. naa vúra itíhaan panihêeratih.
    I always smoke.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  7. naa vúra itíhaan nihêeratih.
    I am always smoking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  8. naa puneehêeratihara.
    I do not smoke.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  9. naa nihêeratih.
    I am smoking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  10. kári xás upíip " matêe kuvaan, kanpihéen."
    He said, "matêe kuvaan, let me have a smoke!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  11. púyava xás kári tuhéer.
    Then she smoked.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text

  12. kári xás upikrîish, upihéer, sahíshyuuxach.
    Then Rabbit sat back down and smoked.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  13. kári xás upikrîish, xás upihéer.
    Then she sat back down and took a smoke.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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