Ararahih'urípih
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ikshúpih / ikshúpihi- to teach, to show

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2090 | revised Oct 31 2014

ikshúpih / ikshúpihi- • V • to teach, to show

Derivation:  ikshup-ih
point-Benefactive

Derivative (1)
ikxurikeekshupíhraam "school"

Source: WB 505.2, p. 340

  • chími neekshúpihi. Show me! [Reference: Richardson 1993:27]
  • púxay vúra neekshúpiheeshara pákaan pa'as. I am not going to show her where the boiling rocks are. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 035a]

Sentence examples (4)

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  1. nani-kîit   nee-kshúpih-eet  
    1sPOSS-maternal.grand-relative.through.woman   2s/3s>1s-teach-PAST  
    My grandmother taught me.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

  2. tá   née-kshupih  
    PERF   2s/3s>1s-teach  
    He made me understand.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. kári   xás   u-píip   púya   kana-p-ikshúpih-i   pa-mikun-pákurih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   and.so   2pl>1s-ITER-teach-IMPER   the-2plPOSS-song  
    And he said, "Hey, teach me your song again!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  4. víri-va   u-ksúpi   mú-kuut  
    so-so   3s(>3)-teach   3sPOSS-male.grandfather.through.woman  
    She taught her grandchild (how to hold the world-renewal).
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text