Ararahih'urípih
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itáharavan ten (animate — people or animals)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3207 | revised Feb 16 2015

itáharavan • N • ten (animate — people or animals)

Derivation:  itráhyar-ávan
ten-ANIM

Note: Used before a following noun (G612).

  • ataháriva kun'áraarahitihanik, ôok ithivthanéen'aachip, avansamúrax itáharavan tipahêeras. Always they were living at the center of the world, ten men, all brothers. [Reference: KS 22. Maruk'áraar Gives Man Bread 002]
  • itaharavan'îin takuníkmuum. Ten (men or dogs) pitched onto him. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 352]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. itáharavan kun'ífanik tipahêeras.
    Ten brothers grew up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  2. itáharavan kun'íifshipreenik tipahêeras.
    Ten brothers once grew up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text