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ch'idiwingxits' he fell, dropped (off of something)

k'e'wingxits' he fell

te:se:xits' I fell, tripped

teh- into the water

tehk'ixis kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon, Belted Kingfisher)

xowa:ningxits' it went through him

ya:ngxits'

Dictionary Entry [entry ID #1205] (related entries)

ya:ngxits' • it flew up into the air • verb (theme: ya:=(w)-xis/xits') [perfective, inanimate subject]

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text: Learning to Ride a Motorcycle, line 69 (full story)
... a big truck, when it passes us, that's bad, it feels like [the motorcycle] is going to start flying.

text: Learning to Ride a Motorcycle, line 71 (full story)
... it seems like the motorcycle is going to fly, ...