Ararahih'urípih
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pimustihváanar / pimustihváanara- mirror, glass, window

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4934 | revised Oct 31 2014

pimustihváanar / pimustihváanara- • N • mirror, glass, window

Literally: 'looking-at-oneself instrument'

Source: WB 609.7.3, p.346

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  1. pimustihváanar nimúustiheesh naa.
    I am going to look at myself in the mirror.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. pimustihváanar mûuk nimúustiheesh naa.
    I am going to use the mirror to look at myself.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. xás á' u'ákuraati papimustihvâanarak.
    He is putting his paws up on the window.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text