Ararahih'urípih
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iyúunkirih to put (a long object) in fire

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lexicon ID #3616 | revised Apr 20 2015

iyúunkirih V • to put (a long object) in fire

Derivation iyur-kírih
put.(long.object)-into.fire

  • peefmâarahaak xáyfaat ík asxay'áhup íyuunkirihti, ayu'âach pamihrooha'îin i'iitsúreeshap. When you get married, you mustn't put green wood in the fire, because your wife will leave you. [Reference: KV]
  • xás u'êechip xás ahíramak úyuunkurih pamuxvâah. Then he picked him up and held his head in the fireplace. [Reference: KT 125b.14]


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  1. xás áhup kuníyuunkir, ikmahachram'áhup.
    They they put wood on the fire, sweathouse-wood.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  2. xás u'êechip xás ahíramak úyuunkuri pamuxváa, achvúun atipimámvaan muxvâa ukimfíruraanik.
    And he picked him up and held his head in the fireplace, Hookbill burnt Buzzard's hair off.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text