Ararahih'urípih
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iphíriv (two) to lie, to be lying

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2746 | revised Dec 18 2014

iphíriv • V • (two) to lie, to be lying

Derivation:  iphi-riv
put.(pl.)-at.rest

Source: WB 653.2, p.348

  • áxak ásip káan kuniphíriv. Two (empty) baskets are sitting there. [Reference: WB verbs]
  • vaa vúra kúkuum yáanchiip ipmáheesh káan uphíriv. 'Again you will see them (tongs) lying there next year' [Reference: JPH TK 189.35]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. xás yánava pa'ásip áruun kuniphíriv.
    And he saw the baskets lying empty.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. púyava payítha peeshnaaníchhaak uum píshiip tu'úum patákasar uphírivirak.
    If one was swift, he arrived first where the tossel lay.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  3. púyava hâari uum payu'kúkam pa'ávansas píshiip tu'úum, patákasar uphírivirak.
    Sometimes the men on the downriver end arrived first where the tossel lay.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text