Ararahih'urípih
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imyah / imyaha- breath; heart

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2618 | revised Nov 17 2014

imyah / imyaha- • N • breath; heart

Literally: 'breathing'

Derivation:  imyah-a
breathe-DEVERB

Derivatives (4)
imyaháathkuun "windpipe"
imyáhach "fine (of fiber)"
imyahéemshiipar "widower"
kusrahímyah "name of a dog"

Source: WB 618.1, p.346

Sentence examples (11)

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  1. kári xás imyá úkyav.
    And he made a heart.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  2. kári xás inhírip úkyav peemyah.
    Then he put the heart on a string.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  3. xás kári iv'ávahkam uvôoruraa, tóo piikívshipriv péemyah.
    And he crawled up on the roof, he wore the heart as a necklace.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  4. kári xás yuuxmachmahánach upiip, " man vúra naa ninímya pani'iikívtih."
    And Lizard said, "Why, I wear my heart as a necklace."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  5. xás upiip " víri hûut ikupa'eethríshukvahiti pamímyah."
    And she said, "How do you take out your heart?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  6. xás tá nishkúruhrishuk paninímya."
    Then I take out my heart."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  7. kári xás ta'ítam u'aakúriheen, kári xás uskúruhruprav pamúmya pirishkâarim.
    And so (Lizard) reached in, and he took out Grizzly's heart.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  8. papirishkâarim ukyívish, pamúmya too thyúrurishuk.
    Grizzly fell down, when (Lizard) pulled out her heart.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  9. káruma u'iikívtih, yiipahvuf'ímyah.
    The fact was, he was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  10. papirishkâarim múmya tóo thyúruripaa, tufúhish, payuuxmachmahánnach upíkshaayvutih, uum áhup u'iikívtih, yiipahvuf'ímyah.
    He pulled out Grizzly's heart, (Grizzly) believed it when Lizard lied, (Lizard) was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text