Ararahih'urípih
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pikyav / pikyáa- to repair, to fix

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4908 | revised Oct 31 2014

pikyav / pikyáa- • V • to repair, to fix

Literally: 'make again'

Derivative (1)
ikpíkyav "to fix again"

Source: WB 557.8, p.343

  • áxvaay káan vúra musákan upikyâati. Crane was fixing his harpoon there. [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 046]

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  1. aah nipikyâat.
    I made a fire.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  2. pá'aah chími pikyav!
    Build a fire!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  3. xas kúkuum tá nipíkyav.
    Then I did it again
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  4. xas kúkuum yáv tá nipíkyav.
    Then I did it well again.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  5. yítha nipikyâavish.
    I will make another.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  6. nipikyâavish pa'ápxaan.
    I will make another hat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  7. nipikyâavish.
    I will make it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  8. kári xás uxus, " tîi yíth kanpíkyav pananíshaanva."
    And he thought, "Let me get a different suit of clothes."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  9. vaa kumûuk kuníhviithtiheesh peeshyâat, peethívthaaneen tá kunpikyâahaak.
    They will clean the spring salmon with that, when they fix the world.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  10. xás upíip " chími pananíyuup nupíkyav."
    And she said, "Let's fix my eyes!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  11. ta'ítam kunpikyâaheen pamúyuup.
    So they fixed her eyes.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  12. xás yáas aah ávahkam tá kunpíkyav.
    Then they made another fire on top.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  13. víri peenvári payêem upikyâatih.
    Ben Wilder is fixing it now.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Blow-out" (WB_KL-91) | read full text