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Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3292 | revised Feb 12 2015
ithváaykam • N • front
Literally: 'chest-side'
| Derivation: | ithvaay-kam |
| chest-side |
Source: WB 775.2, p.354
- ávansa uum vúra vâaram uhyásuroovish ithváaykam. A man will have something long sticking off in front. [Reference: WB files]
- xás ithváaykam pachivchaksurúraam vúra ipshûunkinich pakáan kunvôonkurihvuti. And at the front (of the sweathouse) there was a door, just low, where they crawled in. [Reference: WB T76.4]
Sentence examples (5)
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peheerahásaan xúus kunish ithváaykamkam,
kôomahich vúra u'áxvuh?ha?hitihach peheerahasanvásihkamkam.
Tobacco leaves are smooth on top, but a little hairy on the underside.Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text -
hûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak,
víri yaas'araréethvaaykam nivúrayvutiheesh.
As long as Mankind exists, we will be around in front of rich people.Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text -
víri vaa yaas'araréethvaaykam uvúrayvutiheesh.
They will be around in front of rich people.Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text -
kári xás upiip, " púya, payêem ík vôohara mûuk ivúreesh, papay'ôok tu'íhithunahaak nunúthvaaykam."
And (one) said, "Say, this time we must jab him with a digging stick when he dances around here in front of us."Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text -
xás ithváaykam pachivchaksurúraam vúra ipshûunkinich pakáan kunvóonkurihvutih.
And in front, there was a low door, where they went in.Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text