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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]
Sentence examples (6)
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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 -
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 -
váas kích uthiv.
She lay as thin as a blanket.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text -
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 -
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 -
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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