Ararahih'urípih
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iváxrah / ivaxraha- dry, dried up

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lexicon ID #3447 | revised Feb 28 2015

iváxrah / ivaxraha- • ADJ • dry, dried up

Derivation:  iváxrah-a  (= im-axrah-a)
be.dry-DEVERB  (= DENOM dead.tree-DEVERB)

Derivatives (6)
amveeváxrah "dried salmon"
ikíkveevaxrah "dried broiled salmon"
ivaxnaháyaachha "to dry up completely"
ivaxráhak "on dry ground"
akrahiváxrah "dried eels"
pufichiváxrah "dried deer meat"

Source: WB 791.1, p.356

  • ishvít iváxrah kuníkyav. They dried part of it. [Reference: KS 9. Lizard and Grizzly 083]
  • ivaxráhak xás ukyívish. But it fell on dry land. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 076]

Sentence examples (5)

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  1. ákthiipkunish, akthip'iváxra, pa'uhípih, patuvaxráhaak.
    They are like ákthiip [grass sp.], like dry ákthiip, the tobacco stems, when they get dry.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  2. hâari vaa káan vúra mupîimach tá kunmah akthiptunveechiváxrah âapun ithivthaneensúruk.
    Sometimes nearby there they see lots of wild oat straw under the ground.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text

  3. xás ivaxraháriik tóo skákish.
    But he landed on dry ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  4. iváxra tóo kyav.
    They made it dry.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text

  5. xás iváxra tá núkyav.
    Then we dried them.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text