Ararahih'urípih
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kíshap to tie in a bundle

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3867 | revised Aug 22 2005

kíshap • V • to tie in a bundle

Derivatives (4)
kíshap "bundle"
kíshapar "tie-string"
kíshaparariv "to tie up with"
kíshapma "to wrap"

Source: WB 888, p.361

Note: Perh. equiv. to kífukva 'to tie in a bundle'.

  • múrukam ukíshapahiti It is wrapped in a plate-basket. [Reference: JPH mat 07:488]
  • tanukíshap paxávish, máruk ahváraak tanupíshunva. We tied up the syringa, we hid it in a hollow tree uphill. [Reference: WB T83.40]

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. kúkuum   ni-p-kíshap  
    again   1s(>3)-ITER-tie.in.a.bundle  
    Again I tied it up.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. vaa   káan   sú'   kun-ívyiihramnih-anik   vaa   u-thivrúhuthun-anik  
    so   tie.up.with   inside   3pl(>3s)-get.into.(pl.)-ANC   so   3s(>3)-float.around-ANC  
    (The people) got inside (the basket) there, they floated around that way.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full text

  3. tá   nu-kíshap   pa-xávish   máruk   ahváraa-k   tá   nu-píshunva  
    PERF   1pl(>3)-tie.in.a.bundle   the-mock.orange   uphill   hollow.tree-Locative   PERF   1pl(>3)-put.away  
    (Then) we tied up the syringa, we hid it in a hollow tree uphill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text