Ararahih'urípih
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ishxâar / ishxâan- to go fishing with a line

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lexicon ID #3163 | revised Feb 10 2015

ishxâar / ishxâan- • V • to go fishing with a line

Derivation:  ishxay-ar
fish.with.line-go.to

  • chôora nusxâan. Let's go fishing! [Reference: KV]

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  1. nishxâareesh.
    I'm going to go fishing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Lucille Albers, Sentences with verb paradigms (LA-VS-01) | read full text
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  2. ipít nishxâar.
    Yesterday I went fishing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Lucille Albers, Sentences with verb paradigms (LA-VS-01) | read full text
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  3. Pa'avansáxiich usxâareesh káru pamuchíshiih.
    The boy is going to go fishing with his dog.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  4. nishxâareesh.
    I am going to go fishing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  5. xáyfaat ishxâar!
    Don't go fishing!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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