Ararahih'urípih
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ikúuyva / ikúuyvu- (fallen or thrown object) to strike, to hit, to land on

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2167 | revised Dec 09 2014

ikúuyva / ikúuyvu- • V • (fallen or thrown object) to strike, to hit, to land on

Derivation:  ikuy-va
ikuy-to

Note: Initial vowel is lost after prefixal vowel.

  • ithváay íp úkuuyvat. He was struck in the heart, i.e., He caught a cold. [Reference: KV]
  • kóova taneekvúrish, chavúra kúkuum niyrúhunih, chímiva ípaha úkuuyva. I was so tired, finally I rolled it down again, and unexpectedly it hit a tree. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 046]

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  1. xás   kan-éepeen-ti   pa-mi-chíshiih   mít   uum   êen   ú-kuuyva-nik  
    then   1s(>3)-say.to-DUR   the-2sPOSS-dog   near.past   3.SG   board   3s(>3)-strike-ANC  
    And they were telling me, "A board fell on your dog.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  2. víri   chími   u-p-taxáraapsipree-vish   táma   takráav   xákarari   kun-p-íkuuyva   pa-mu-hrôoh-as  
    so   soon   3s(>3)-ITER-take.stride-FUT   then   shoulder   on.both.sides   3pl(>3s)-ITER-strike   the-3sPOSS-wife-PL  
    He was about to stride back, (when) his wives landed on his shoulders on either side.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  3. víri   p-oo-tâat-sip   pa-mu-tákasar   yá   káruk   ithivthaneen'ípan   ú-kuuyva  
    so   NOMZ-3s(>3)-handle.with.implement-up   the-3sPOSS-shinny.tossel   visible   upriver   at.end.of.world   3s(>3)-strike  
    When he tossed his tossel, he saw it landed at the upriver end of the world.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  4. yá   yúruk   ithivthaneen'ípan   kúna   ú-kuuyva   pa-tákasar  
    visible   downriver   at.end.of.world   in.addition   3s(>3)-strike   the-shinny.tossel  
    He saw the tossel land in turn at the downriver end of the world.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  5. púyava   pa-t-óo   kvírip-uni   pa-'áthiith   t-óo   kuuyva   mâam   xás   t-u-p-ikyívish  
    you.see   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   run-down   the-hazel.withe   PERF-3s(>3)   strike   uphill   then   PERF-3s(>3)-ITER-fall.down  
    And when he ran downhill, he hit the hazel branches, and he fell back to the ground uphill.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text