Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ikxip to fly

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2279 | revised Dec 11 2014

ikxip • V • to fly

Derivatives (14; show derivatives)

Source: WB 549, p.342

Note: Cf. ithxip '(du.) to fly', ixáxanaa '(pl.) to fly'. The irregular iterative form is ipxip 'to fly again, to fly back'.

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  1. ú-kxiip-tih  
    3s(>3)-fly-DUR  
    It is flying.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  2. iinâak   t-óo   kxip-ma   pa-'achviiv  
    indoors   PERF-3s(>3)   fly-to   the-bird  
    The bird is flying into the house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  3. xáyfaat   t-óo   'ikxip-ma   iinâak  
    don't!   PERF-3s(>3)   fly-to   indoors  
    It shouldn't fly into the house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  4. naa   iinâak   ní-kxip-m-eesh   mi-krívraam  
    1sg.   indoors   1s(>3)-fly-to-FUT   2sPOSS-house  
    I am going to fly into your house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  5. vaa   íp   káan   u-kyamîichvu-tih   xás   t-óo   kxip  
    so   PAST   there   3s(>3)-play-DUR   then   PERF-3s(>3)   fly  
    He was playing there but he flew (away).
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  6. hûuka   t-óo   kxip-ma   pa-'achviiv  
    to.where   PERF-3s(>3)   fly-to   the-bird  
    To where did the bird fly?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  7. íshkih   úm   t-óo   kxip  
    quickly   or   PERF-3s(>3)   fly  
    Does it fly fast?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  8. pa-chúufish   chaka'îimich   t-óo   kxip  
    the-eagle   slowly   PERF-3s(>3)   fly  
    The eagle flies slowly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  9. yáxa   pa-'achviiv   káan   t-óo   kxíp-ish  
    look!   the-bird   there   PERF-3s(>3)   fly-down  
    Look the bird landed there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  10. xás   p-aachvíiv   káan   ú-kxiip-tih   kúnish   t-u-'áy   pá-chishiih  
    then   the-bird   there   3s(>3)-fly-DUR   sort.of   PERF-3s(>3)-fear   the-dog  
    The bird is flying there, it is sort of afraid of the dog.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text