Ararahih'urípih
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ih to dance

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1525 | revised Nov 03 2005

ih • V • to dance

Derivatives (19; show derivatives)

Source: WB 416, p.336

  • uxúti kíri ni'ih. He wants to dance. [Reference: KV]
  • vúra vaa kun'íihti. They kept dancing that way. [Reference: WB 22: Old Man Turtle 016]

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  1. víri   pa-'avansáxiich   uum   áachip   pa-kun-'íih-tih  
    so   the-boy   3.SG   middle   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-dance-DUR  
    There were the boys dancing in the middle.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  2. xás   pihnêefich   u-píip   chími   naa   kan-'íh-i  
    then   coyote   3s(>3)-say   soon   1sg.   1s(>3)-dance-IMPER  
    And Coyote said, "Let me dance!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  3. yakún   uumkun   yúruk   ithivthaneen-'ípan   kun-'íh-m-oo-tih   káru   káruk   ithivthaneen-'ípan   kun-'íh-m-oo-tih  
    you.see   they   downriver   land-end   3pl(>3s)-dance-to-PL.ACT-DUR   also   upriver   land-end   3pl(>3s)-dance-to-PL.ACT-DUR  
    They dance to the downriver end of the world, and they dance to the upriver end of the world."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  4. xás   kun-píip   pa-'avansáxiich   káan   tá   kun-'íih-m-ahaak   ík   kári   ku-pêethkee-vish  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say   NOMZ-boy   there   PERF   3pl(>3s)-dance-to-when   must   then   2pl(>3)-take.back.out-FUT  
    And they said, "When the boys dance to there, you people must pull them out."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  5. xás   kári   kun-'íih-vunaa  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-dance-PL  
    Then they danced.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  6. xás   káan   pa-'avansáxiich   tá   kun-'íih-ma   p-oo-súruruprin-ahi-tih-irak  
    then   there   the-boy   PERF   3pl(>3s)-dance-to   NOMZ-3s(>3)-have.holes-ESS-DUR-where  
    And the boys danced there to where the hole was.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  7. vúra   vaa   kun-'íih-tih  
    Intensive   that   3pl(>3s)-dance-DUR  
    They kept dancing that way.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  8. vúra   vaa   kun-'íih-tih  
    Intensive   that   3pl(>3s)-dance-DUR  
    They kept dancing that way.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  9. kári   xás   káan   u-'íih-tih   u-'íih-tih  
    then   then   there   3s(>3)-dance-DUR   3s(>3)-dance-DUR  
    And there he danced and danced.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  10. xás   kun-ímuusti   iv'ávahkam   a'   p-oo-'íih-tih  
    then   3pl(>3s)-look.at   roof   above   NOMZ-3s(>3)-dance-DUR  
    And (Lizard) was looked at as he danced, up on the roof.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  11. yuuxmachmahánach   vúra   vaa   u-'íih-tih  
    lizard.sp.   Intensive   so   3s(>3)-dance-DUR  
    Lizard was dancing like that.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  12. 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

  13. víri   vaa   kích   u-pí-ti   p-oo-'íih-tih   shakatíiyu'inaa   híyoo  
    so   so   only   3s(>3)-say-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-dance-DUR   shakatíiyu'inaa   híyoo  
    He said only this as he danced, "shakatíiyu'inaa híyoo.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  14. tá   kun-tápkuup   pa-kun-ímuus-tih   u-'íih-tih  
    PERF   3pl(>3s)-like   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR   3s(>3)-dance-DUR  
    They liked him as they watched him, he was dancing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  15. kári   xás   víri   vaa   t-u-puxíchkaanva   p-oo-'íih-tih   kûufan 'an 'an 'an  
    then   then   so   that   PERF-3s(>3)-work.hard   NOMZ-3s(>3)-dance-DUR   kûufan 'an 'an 'an  
    And there he was exerting himself as he danced, (singing) "kûufan 'an 'an 'an."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  16. víri   vaa   kích   u-pí-tih   t-u-puxíchkaanva   vúra   t-u-'ih   t-oo   máahrav  
    so   so   only   3s(>3)-say-DUR   PERF-3s(>3)-work.hard   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-dance   PERF-3s(>3)   track  
    That's all she would say, she's really dancing real hard, she's knowing things now:
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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