Ararahih'urípih
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irikiríkiha / irikiríkihi- to be the sound of footsteps

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2907 | revised Aug 07 2015

irikiríkiha / irikiríkihi- • V • to be the sound of footsteps

Source: WB 682, p.349

Note: Initial /i/ is lost after prefixal vowels.

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  1. îifiti   tá   xánahishich   chími   axmay   u-rikirikiha  
    sure.enough   PERF   little.while   soon   suddenly   3s(>3)-be.sound.of.footsteps  
    A while afterwards all at once there was a sound of people walking.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  2. káan   ník   chirikiríkih  
    there   a.little   be.sound.of.footsteps  
    There was the sound of footsteps there."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text