Ararahih'urípih
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iyxôorariv to cover with, to wrap up in

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3653 | revised Aug 27 2015

iyxôorariv • V • to cover with, to wrap up in

Derivation:  iyxôorar iv
cover iv

Source: WB 834.1, p.358; JPH ani 06:756

  • xás kári pamúvaas uyxôorariv pasípnuuk. And then he covered the storage basket with his blanket. [Reference: WB T6.14]
  • vaa kumá'ii kuniyxôorarimti vaas pasípnuuk. That's why they cover the storage-basket with a blanket. [Reference: TK 102.31]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. kári xás pamúvaas xás vaa uyxôorariv.
    And she covered him with her blanket.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  2. xás váas tá kuniyxôorariv.
    And they covered (the patient) with a blanket.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  3. xás vaa vúra kuniyxôorarivahitih.
    And they were just wrapped in it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text