Ararahih'urípih
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imfip- to gather, to assemble

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2419 | revised Nov 17 2014

imfip- V • to gather, to assemble

Derivatives (5)
imfíipshur "to come off (of a surface, as paint); to fade"
imfípish "to come together, to gather"
imfipishniháyaachha "to assemble from all over"
imfipishniháyavha "to assemble from all over"
imfípivrath "to gather in a sweathouse"

Source: WB 574, p.344

Note: Bound stem, occurring only with directional suffixes.


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  1. púyava      kun-imfipíshriihva   pa-xus'úmaan-sa  
    you.see   PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.together   the-shaman-PL  
    So the 'doctors' assembled.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text
  2. panamníh-maam   koovúra      kun-imfipíshriihva   p-eekxariya-'ifápiit-shas  
    Orleans-behind   all   PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.together   the-spirit.person-young.unmarried.woman-PL  
    All the spirit girls gathered back of Orleans.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text
  3.    kun-imfipíshriihva   panamníh-maam  
    PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.together   Orleans-behind  
    They gathered back of Orleans.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text
  4. víri   p-eekxaréeyav      kun-imfipishniháyavha  
    so   the-spirit.person   PERF   3pl(>3s)-assemble.from.all.over  
    The spirits gathered together.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  5. xás   -yuux   koovúra   t-óo   mfiipshur   xás   kári      kun-kôoha  
    then   the-dirt   all   PERF-3s(>3)   come.off   then   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-stop  
    And all the sand came off, and then they stopped.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text