Ararahih'urípih
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ihyárihish / ihyárihishrih stand still

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1617 | revised May 27 2016

ihyárihish / ihyárihishrih • V • stand still

Derivation:  ihyárih-ish  (= íihya-rih-ish)
stand-down  (= stand.(long.object)-up-down)

Source: WB 433.2.1, p.337

  • víri taxánahishich uhyárihish. So he stood still for a little while. [Reference: TK 71.13]
  • asaxvuhpihnîich áachip toohyárihish. Old Man Turtle stood in the middle. [Reference: WB 22: Old Man Turtle 011]

Sentence examples (10)


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  1. xás néepeenti, " chí payôok ihyárihish, payôok áxak padonkeys."
    And he told me, "Stand right here, right here by the two donkeys."
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
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  2. yiimúsich xas nihyárihish.
    I stood a little way off.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
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  3. xás íishkar upihyárihish.
    And he stood naked.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  4. xás uhyárihish.
    Then he stood still.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  5. asuxvuypihnîich áachip tóo hyárihish.
    Old Man Turtle stood in the middle.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  6. xás uhyárihish.
    And he stopped.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  7. kári xás mutaxyêemak káan xás uhyárihish.
    Then he stood still there in his yard.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  8. kári xás poopûusur, pa'árus, ta'ítam uhyárihishriheen.
    Then when he took off the seed-basket, he stood still.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  9. uhyárihish.
    He stood still.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  10. chítik vúra tá itroopatishamnihasúpaa tá kunkúnih kári xás tupihyárihish.
    Finally they had done target-shooting for nine days, and then (the priest) stood still (the priest remains standing all night).
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text