Ararahih'urípih
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íihvarak to dance down from upriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1644 | revised Oct 14 2014

íihvarak • V • to dance down from upriver

Derivation:  ih-varak
dance-down.from.upriver

  • xás takun'íihvarak. Then they danced down from upriver. [Reference: WB 22: Old Man Turtle 013]

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  1. xás   tá   kun-'íihvarak  
    then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-dance.down.from.upriver  
    Then they danced down from upriver.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  2. vúra   vaa   áachip   tá   kun-'íihvarak  
    Intensive   that   middle   PERF   3pl(>3s)-dance.down.from.upriver  
    They danced down from upriver that way to the middle (of their course).
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text