Ararahih'urípih
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ikvárish to buy, buy from

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2180 | revised Nov 04 2005

ikvárish V • to buy, buy from

Source: WB 529, p.341

Note: Equiv. to ikvar (r/n). Final -ish is apparently NOT -ish(rih) 'down'.

  • ihêeraha xás kunikvárishti pa'ávansa. Then they buy tobacco from the man. [Reference: TK 133.20]
  • chímiva puxáy vúraxay kaneekvárishap. But nobody would buy them from me at all. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 049]


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  1. chímiva púxay vúraxay kaneekvárishap.
    But it turned out that I couldn't.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. kári xás pamukunaxvâa kich kaneekvárish.
    Then they bought just the heads from me.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  3. vúra pu'ikvarishtihap.
    People didn't buy (baskets) from her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text
  4. púyava pootáyiithharati yíiv vúra tá kun'aramsípriin, kúnikvárishtih, xáat káru vikakêemich.
    So when she lashed the base of a basket with them, people came from far away, they bought from her, (though) she might be a poor weaver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text