Ararahih'urípih
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thiv (one inanimate object) to lie, be

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5957 | revised Jan 29 2016

thiv V • (one inanimate object) to lie, be

Derivatives (26; show derivatives)

Source: WB 1454, p.389

Note: There is a change to transitive meaning with most directional suffixes, e.g., in thiivkúrih 'to put into water'.

  • símsiim káan uthiv. A knife is lying there. [Reference: KV]
  • yánava vúra púfaat peekrívraam, pufáat vúra thêera. She saw there was no house, nothing was there. [Reference: WB 16: Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 045]


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  1. pananí'apxaan uum páah uthiv.
    My hat is in the boat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play
  2. yánava vúra púfaat peekrívraam, púfaat vúra thêera.
    She saw there was no house, nothing was there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
  3. váas kích uthiv.
    She lay as thin as a blanket.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text
  4. xás pa'iinâak íivhar uthiivárayvahitih.
    And on the inside boards were placed around.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text
  5. xás ás uthíivahiti ivíthvaaykam.
    And rocks were laid in front of the house.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text
  6. mahnûuvanach vaas kích uthiv, vúra tá kâarim.
    Chipmunk, it's just the blanket lying there, she's bad off.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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