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a'várih high
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7281 | revised Feb 22 2016
a'várih • ADJ • high
| Derivation: | a'-varih |
| above-toward |
Source: WB 1.3, p.313
- káakum vúra a'várih poo'íifti. Some (plants) grow high. [Reference: TK 48.34]
Sentence examples (4)
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káakum vúra a'vári poo'íifti,
káru káakum vúra âapunich.
Some [tobacco plants] grow low, some high.Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text -
vaa vúra a'varittâapas u'íifti pa'avansa'ávahkamvari tu'íffahaak.
The highest that they grow is higher than man.Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text -
afiv'ávahkam a'vánihich vaa poopírishhiti pamu'iheerahásaan,
áfiv uum vúra piríshiipux.
Somewhat up the stem the leaves commence; the base is without leaves.Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text -
kári xás upíip"
payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri naa pa'avanihichtâapasheesh.
And she said "When Mankind comes into existence, I will be the most important (lit. the highest).Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text