Ararahih'urípih
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sinmôovishar to be absent a long time

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lexicon ID #5415 | revised Dec 19 2015

sinmôovishar • ADJ • to be absent a long time

Derivation:  sínmoo-heesh-ar  (= sir-ma-va-heesh-ar)
be.absent-FUT-having  (= disappear-to-PL.ACT-FUT-having)

Source: WB 1234.3.1, p.380

  • á' iknêechhan hôoyva tuvâaram, sinmôovishar. So it would be sometimes, Duck Hawk went off somewhere, he was gone a long time. [Reference: T27.3]

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  1. kári xás uum vúra hárivaheesh, á'iknêechhan hôoyva tuvâaram, sinmôovishar.
    So it would be sometimes, Duck Hawk went off somewhere, he was gone a long time.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text