Ararahih'urípih
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îirish floor

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1694 | revised Nov 04 2005

îirish N • floor

Source: WB 684, p.349

  • karu hâari íirish vúra patakunikrîishrih. And sometimes it is the floor that they sit on. [Reference: TK 97.7]
  • kunchivípiithva ikmaháchraam îirishak. Sometimes they sit around in the sweathouse on the floor. [Reference: TK 97.8]


Sentence examples (5)


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  1. kári xás itha'îirish vúra kunihmáravarayva.
    And they ran around all over the floor.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. nitátuyshureesh pa'îirish.
    I am going to sweep the floor.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  3. xás iinâak pamu'îirish uum ás upathrívahitih.
    And inside, their floor was covered with rocks.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text
  4. xás irísh'aachip sú' usúrukurihahitih.
    And there was a hole in the middle of the floor.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text
  5. xás pamukun'îirish uum vúra yuux.
    And their floor was just earth.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text