Ararahih'urípih
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vêehkurih to stick into

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6487 | revised Nov 13 2005

vêehkurih • V • to stick into

Source: WB 1539, p.394

  • kári xás pasápik uvêehkurihva.. Then she sets up the poker-sticks. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 064]
  • xás pananupáthraam patáhpuus tanuvêehkurih. And we stuck in the fir-boughs from our hair-binding. [Reference: WB T83.29]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. xasík paaxvaharaxárahsas kuvêehkuriheesh yúuxak, u'ahítiheesh.
    You will stick the long pieces of pitch-wood in the sand, they will burn.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  2. ishkêeshak kunvêehkurihvuti patáaskar.
    The poles were stuck into the river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  3. xás sákriv vúra tá kunvêehkurihva.
    And they were stuck in tight.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  4. xás pananupáthraam patáhpuus tá nuvêehkurih.
    And we stuck in the fir boughs from our hair-binding.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text