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iyúrish / iyúrishrih- to pay (a stated amount)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3611 | revised Apr 20 2015
iyúrish / iyúrishrih- • V • to pay (a stated amount)
| Derivation: | iyur-ish |
| put.(long.object)-down |
Source: WB 828.1, p.357
- fâat iyúrish. Pay something! [Reference: WB files]
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xás patá kunípeerahaak "
fâat iyúrish"
xás patu'ûurihaak púyava uum hâari ára vaa kúth tóo tháaniv.
When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it.Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text