Ararahih'urípih
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ihyívkaanva / ihyívkaanvu- to shout acrossriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1628 | revised Oct 31 2014

ihyívkaanva / ihyívkaanvu- • V • to shout acrossriver

Derivation:  ihyiv-kaanva  (= ihyiv-kar-va)
shout-into.water  (= shout-into.water-PL.ACT)

Derivative (1)
ihyívkaanva "plant sp., the cow parsnip or Durango root; Oregon grape root"

  • ithyáruk uhyivkâanvuti. He's shouting across the river. [Reference: TK 246.8]

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  1. xás   pihnêefich   sú'   u-hyívkaanva   arará-taay   kii-hmárarishuk-i   xás   kâam   kii-hmáraroov  
    then   coyote   inside   3s(>3)-shout.acrossriver   human-much   2pl(>3)-run.out.(pl.)-IMPER   then   little.upriver   2pl(>3)-run.upstream.from.here.(pl.)  
    And Coyote shouted in through it, "Lots of people, come out, and run upriver!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text