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

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ipsháanva / ipsháanvu- to take back (things)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2798 | revised Jan 28 2015

ipsháanva / ipsháanvu- • V • to take back (things)

Derivation:  ip-sáanva
ITER carry.(things)

  • chími ipsháanvi pa'ára utâanaxitihirak vasuf'íruhapuh. Take some salmon backbone meat from Indian heaven! [Reference: KS 26. Man Visits His Dead Wife 020]

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  1. kúna   vúra   mít   pu-hári   úhish   ipshâanmu-tih-ap-hat   pa-'úhish   u-'íf-eesh  
    in.addition   Intensive   near.past   NEG-sometime   seed   take.back.(things)-DUR-NEG-PAST   NOMZ-pipe.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-grow-FUT  
    But They Never Packed Seeds Home
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full text

  2. víri   hûut   chími   u-kupee-psháanv-ah-eesh  
    so   how   soon   3s(>3)-MODAL-take.back.(things)-Modal-FUT  
    How was she to carry it home?
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text