Ararahih'urípih
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pishyáavpa / pishyáavpu- to be winter ; to spend the winter

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5005 | revised Oct 31 2014

pishyáavpa / pishyáavpu- • V • to be winter ; to spend the winter

Source: WB 744.2.1, p.352

  • panámniik tupíshyaavputi. She spends the winter in Orleans. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. tupishyáavpa tá kóo tá kun'ípak.
    In wintertime they all came back.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

  2. tupishyáavpa vúra uum táay panani'áhup.
    In wintertime I had a lot of wood.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

  3. ta'ítam koovúra pakeemishatunvêechas kunikyáviichvunaa, yukún vaa káan kunpávyiihmeesh patupíshyaavpa.
    So all the little wild animals worked, you see they were going to come back there when it was winter.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  4. kári xás tupíshyaavpa.
    Then it was winter.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text