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iyvur- / iyvun- to chase
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3641 | revised Nov 17 2014
iyvur- / iyvun- • V • to chase
Derivatives (4)
iyvúnpiithva "to chase around"
iyvúrunih "to chase away downhill"
iyvúunkurih "to chase into"
iyvúunsip "to start to chase"
Source: WB 832, p.357
Note: Bound stem, used with suffixes. Cf. áharam 'to chase, follow' (without directional suffixes).
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sáruk ni-yvúrunih xás áavkam ni-'áapish xás máruk u-p-ikvíripraa downhill 1s(>3)-chase.away.downhill then ahead 1s(>3)- then uphill 3s(>3)-ITER-run.up.from.downhill I followed him down hill at a run. I headed him off and he ran back up hill. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full texttá kun-iyvúunsip PERF 3pl(>3s)-start.to.chase They had started to chase him. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textkári xás kári tá kóo tá kun-iyvúunsip then then then PERF all PERF 3pl(>3s)-start.to.chase So they quit starting to chase him. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textpúyava máruk pa-chishíi pa-púufich tá kun-iyvúnpiithva you.see uphill the-dog NOMZ-deer PERF 3pl(>3s)-chase.around The dogs chased the deer around uphill. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full textíshyuux kun-iyvúnkurih-vu-ti pa-chishih-'íin elk 3pl(>3s)-chase.into-to-DUR the-dog-TOPIC The dogs used to herd elk in (to ravines). Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text