Ararahih'urípih
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thivtap to do a war dance

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5986 | revised Jan 29 2016

thivtap • V • to do a war dance

Derivatives (3)
thivtap "war dance"
thivtápar "war-dance song"
thivtáparaha "(plural) to sing war-dance songs"

Source: WB 1461, p.389

  • poopárihrishuk víri vaa yuuxmachmahánach iv'ávahkam poo'íihti, uthívtaapti. When Lizard came out, he danced on the roof, he did a war dance. [Reference: WB T34.65]
  • xás ikxúrar takunthívtaapvunaa. And in the evening they all dance the war dance. [Reference: WB T84.17]

Sentence examples (9)

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  1. xás   t-u-thítiv   chími   u-thivtap-ára-h-eesh  
    then   PERF-3s(>3)-hear   soon   3s(>3)-war.dance-having-DENOM-FUT  
    And he heard it, there was going to be a war dance.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  2. xás   yánava   t-u-thivtap-ará-kaam-ha  
    then   visible   PERF-3s(>3)-war.dance-having-large-DENOM  
    And he saw there was a big war dance.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  3. ta'ítam   u-thivtáp-ar-aheen  
    so   3s(>3)-do.war.dance-go.to-ANT  
    Then he went to the war dance.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  4. xás   yánava   pa-'ifápiit-sha   xákarari   kun-'íin   p-oo-thivtap-ára-hi-tih-irak  
    then   visible   the-young.unmarried.woman-PL   on.both.sides   3pl(>3s)-(two).be   NOMZ-3s(>3)-war.dance-having-DENOM-DUR-where  
    And he saw the girls sitting on each side where people were war-dancing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  5. ta'ítam   yée   naa   hínupa   páy   uum   vúra   pihnêefich   pa-yûum   u-thívtaap-tih  
    so   well   1sg.   surprise   this   3.SG   Intensive   coyote   NOMZ-uphill.downriver   3s(>3)-do.war.dance-DUR  
    So (they said), "Well, that's Coyote who is dancing downriver!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  6. xás   kun-píip   uum   pihnêefich   pa-thivtaap-tíh-an   pu-'uum-hára   p-eekriihvú-tih-an  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say   3.SG   coyote   NOMZ-do.war.dance-DUR-Participial   NEG-3.SG-NEG   NOMZ-fish.with.set-net-DUR-Participial  
    And they said, "It's Coyote who's dancing, it's not him that's fishing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  7. p-oo-p-árihrishuk   víri   vaa   yuuxmachmahánach   iv'ávahkam   p-oo-'íih-tih   u-thívtaap-tih  
    NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-jump.out   so   so   lizard.sp.   roof   NOMZ-3s(>3)-dance-DUR   3s(>3)-do.war.dance-DUR  
    When (Lizard) came out, Lizard danced on the roof, he did a war dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  8. xás   ikxúrar   tá   kun-thívtaap-vunaa  
    then   evening   PERF   3pl(>3s)-do.war.dance-PL  
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  9. xás   ikxúrar   tá   kun-thívtaap-vunaa  
    then   evening   PERF   3pl(>3s)-do.war.dance-PL  
    And in the evening people did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text