Ararahih'urípih
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êechip / êechipriv- to pick up, raise, lift, carry

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1225 | revised Oct 31 2014

êechip / êechipriv- V • to pick up, raise, lift, carry

Derivation êeth-sip
carry-up

Source: WB 344.1, p.332; JPH ethno ?:200

  • êechip. Take it! [Reference: Richardson 1993:25]
  • yíth kúna îin takun'êechipriv. Each one in turn was carrying her. [Reference: KT 131.6]


Sentence examples (6)


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  1. xas   u-'êechip   pa-'as   pa-'asa-yâamach  
    then   3s(>3)-pick.up   the-rock   the-rock-pretty  
    Then he picked it up, that rock, that pretty rock.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text
  2. xás   u-'êechip   xás   ahíram-ak   ú-yuunkuri   pa-mu-xváa   achvúun   atipimámvaan   mu-xvâa   u-kimfíruraa-nik  
    then   3s(>3)-pick.up   then   fireplace-Locative   3s(>3)-put.(long.object).in.fire   the-3sPOSS-head   hookbill.salmon   buzzard   3sPOSS-head   3s(>3)-burn.off.(hair)-ANC  
    And he picked him up and held his head in the fireplace, Hookbill burnt Buzzard's hair off.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text
  3. áxak   pa-sára   ni-'êechipree-vish  
    two   the-bread   1s(>3)-pick.up-FUT  
    I'll take two pieces of bread.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  4. pa-'ás   u-'êechip   asa-yâamach  
    the-rock   3s(>3)-pick.up   rock-pretty  
    He picked up the rock, the pretty rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text
  5. kári   xás   u-'êechip  
    then   then   3s(>3)-pick.up  
    And he picked it up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  6. kári   xás   u-'êechip   pa-'apuroon-pûuvish  
    then   then   3s(>3)-pick.up   the-magic.charm-bag  
    And she picked up the charm-bag.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text