Ararahih'urípih
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ir / in- to celebrate the world-renewal ceremony

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2882 | revised Oct 31 2014

ir / in- • V • to celebrate the world-renewal ceremony

Derivatives (9)
inaam "placename near Clear Creek"
inámthuuf "Clear Creek"
inkir "placename, a target station near Katimin"
ir "world renewal ceremony, "Pikyavish" or "Indian New Year""
írahiv "world-renewal ceremony"
irákuusra "tenth month, "August""
írar "to go to celebrate the pikyavish"
kah'ínaam "placename near Clear Creek"
káh'ir "upriver world-renewal, held near Clear Creek"

Source: WB 675, p.349

  • ír 'u'íinti He's celebrating world-renewal. [Reference: JPH ethno ?:???]

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  1. xás   kun-'ir  
    then   3pl(>3s)-celebrate.world-renewal  
    And they celebrated the world-renewal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  2. sáruk   uum   kun-'íin-tih,    tá   írahiv  
    downhill   3.SG   3pl(>3s)-celebrate.world-renewal-DUR,    PERF   world-renewal.ceremony  
    Downhill they were celebrating the world renewal, it was world-renewal time by then.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  3. káruk   u-'ír-ahiv  
    upriver   3s(>3)-celebrate.world-renewal-time  
    There was a world renewal upriver.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text