Ararahih'urípih
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vuráakir / vuraakira- ladder, stairway

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6677 | revised Jan 22 2016

vuráakir / vuraakira- • N • ladder, stairway

Literally: 'climbing-instrument'

Derivation:  vuraa-kir-a  (= va-uraa-kir-a)
climb.up-Instrumental-DEVERB  (= go-up-Instrumental-DEVERB)

Derivatives (2)
inakvúraakir "plank ladder, used in living house"
taskaravúraakir "(multi-)pole ladder, used in sweathouse"

Source: WB 1513.13.1, p.393

  • ávansa vuraakírak uvôoruraati. A man is climbing a ladder. [Reference: WB files]

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  1. kári xás vaa yánava pamukunvuráakir tu'ávaheen.
    And he saw (Coyote) had eaten their ladder.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. vuraakirasúruk vúra úkrii.
    He stayed underneath the ladder (leading into the house).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  3. kári xás uthítiimtih, pavuraakirasúruk ikrêen paniinamichtâapas.
    And the littlest one, sitting underneath the ladder, heard it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  4. vuraakira'ípan ukûuntakiishrih.
    He sat down on top of the ladder.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. xás vuráakir u'íihya, xás vaa káan pakunvóoruniihvutih.
    And a ladder stood (there), and they crawled down (into the house) on that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  6. pavuráakir uum vúra ípaha pookyâarahitih.
    The ladder was made of a tree.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  7. xás vuráakir u'íihya vaa káan iinâak.
    And a ladder stood there inside.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  8. payôok ávansa vuraakírak uvôoruraatih, úmkaanvutih.
    Here a man is climbing on a ladder, he is picking apples.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text