Ararahih'urípih
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ikvat to carry on one's shoulder; to carry sweathouse wood

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2181 | revised Dec 09 2014

ikvat • V • to carry on one's shoulder; to carry sweathouse wood

Derivatives (5)
ikváatfak "to carry downhill on one's shoulder"
ikváatsip "to put (a load) on one's shoulder"
ikvátaan "a man's name, the younger brother of Mrs. Benny Tom"
ikvátar "to go get sweathouse wood"
ikvátish "to bring back sweathouse wood"

Source: WB 530, p.341; TK 200.4

  • akôor úkvaati. He's carrying an ax on his shoulder. [Reference: KV]
  • vaa uum íshkiit pahitíhaan úkvaatihaak. It's lucky to be packing sweathouse wood all the time. [Reference: TK 200.4]

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. uum vúra hitíhaan vaa kích ukupitih, úkvaatih.
    He did only this all the time, he gathered sweathouse wood.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  2. imáan úkvaatih.
    The next day (also) he gathered sweathouse wood.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  3. pa'ávansas uumkun tá kuníkvat.
    (And) the men carried them on their shoulders.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text