Ararahih'urípih
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ixraam / ixraamu- to bet

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3514 | revised Apr 06 2016

ixraam / ixraamu- V • to bet

Derivatives (2)
ixraam "a bet, a stake (in gambling)"
ixraaméeshiip "the main bet, the "purse" in Indian cards"

Source: WB 807, p.356

  • táay vúra póoxraamuti péeshpuk. He's betting a lot of money. [Reference: KV]
  • pâanpay vúra asiktaván'uup tápaan takuníxraamuti. After a while they were even betting women's outfits. [Reference: KM 16.4]


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  1. xas pamúkîit upeer: " tâak pamiyáfus níxraam."
    And he told his grandmother: “Give me your dress. Let me bet it.”
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text
  2. váa ta ifuchtîimich váa tápaan uxraam pamúkiit muyáfus.
    Then at last he even bet his grandmother's dress.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text
  3. yakún tá níxraam pananí'aramah".
    I'll bet my child.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text
  4. koovúra tóo xraam.
    He had bet everything.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Eel and Sucker" (WB_KL-37) | read full text
  5. kári xás upíip páakraah, " nani'ípi tá níxraam."
    And Eel said, "I'll bet my bones."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Eel and Sucker" (WB_KL-37) | read full text
  6. xás paafishríhansas kunkúniihvunaa, taay kuníxraamtih.
    And the young men shot arrows, they bet a lot.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text