Ararahih'urípih
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itfúruk to look indoors

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3216 | revised Feb 09 2015

itfúruk • V • to look indoors

Derivation:  it-fúruk
look-indoors

  • kári xás úhyiv pa'ipa kupimúsaranhat, uhyûunishvanaa, pootfúnukva. Then the one that went back to see hollered, he hollered to them when he looked in. [Reference: KT 155.38]

Sentence examples (5)


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  1. xás utfúnukva.
    So he looked in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. kári xás kunitfúnukva peekmaháchraam.
    And they looked into the sweathouse.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  3. pootfúnukva yánava vúra púra fáat.
    When he looked into the living house, he saw there was nothing there.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  4. póo'uum, chanchaaksúrak pootfúnukva, pamukun'iinâak vúra uum úm'aaxvarayva.
    When he arrived, when he looked inside through the smokehole, it was red all over inside their house (by reflection from his clothing).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. xás pootfúnukva, umah, káan úkrii, pa'ifápiit.
    And when he looked inside, he saw her, the girl was there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text