Ararahih'urípih
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iktûunih to carry down, to take down

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2144 | revised Dec 03 2014

iktûunih • V • to carry down, to take down

Derivation:  iktav-unih
hold.in.hand-down

Source: WB 513.2, p.340

  • xás á' ípan u'uum, pa'úruh uktûunih. Then he arrived at the top, he brought the eggs down. [Reference: WB T18.23]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. pa-'úru   u-ktûunih  
    the-egg   3s(>3)-carry.down  
    He took down the eggs.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  2. hínu páy   ikreemyaha'úru   p-óo-peen-ti   iktûunih-i  
    surprise   eggs.of.wind   NOMZ-3s(>3)-say.to-DUR   carry.down-IMPER  
    There it was eggs of the wind that she told him to take down.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   u-píip   pa-kéevniikich   chôora   nani-kinínaasich   iktûunih-i  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   let's.go   1sPOSS-pet   carry.down-IMPER  
    Then the old woman said, "Let's go, bring down my pet.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   u-ktûunih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-carry.down  
    And he brought it down.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text