Ararahih'urípih
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ikríhar / ikríhan- to go fishing

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1967 | revised Dec 03 2014

ikríhar / ikríhan- • V • to go fishing

Derivation:  ikrih-ar
fish-go.to

Derivatives (4)
iknihaná'anamahach "a type of small fishnet"
ikríhar "fish trap"
yuhikríhar "large fishnet for catching salmon and sturgeons"
yuhikrihara'urútvaap "poles for big net used to catch sturgeon"

Source: WB 485.2, p.338; JPH mat 07:354R

Note: Contrast ikríhar(a) 'to fish with'.

Sentence examples (4)

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  1. xás káan atahári vúra ukrihankôotih.
    He was always fishing there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  2. upíip " imáan nikríhareesh."
    (A man) said, "Tomorrow I'll go fishing."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. imáan kúkuum upikríhar.
    The next day he went fishing again.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  4. xás kuméemaankam poopikríhar.
    And it was the next day that he went fishing again.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text