Ararahih'urípih
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íripkurih to dig a hole

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2914 | revised Jan 22 2015

íripkurih • V • to dig a hole

Derivation:  írip-kúrih
dig-into.water

  • âapun u'íripkurih. She dug a hole in the ground. [Reference: KS Crane 063]
  • vaa vúra káan ithívthaaneenak u'íripkurihanik. He dug a hole in the ground there. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 193]

Sentence examples (6)


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  1. kari   xás   ni-'íripkurih   matée   kuma-yaayaach  
    then   then   1s(>3)-dig.hole   later   3sPOSS-better  
    The farther down I dug the better luck I had.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text

  2. xás   pa-mú-kiit   yúxnaam   u-'íripkurih-anik   kóova   u-xvíipha-anik  
    then   the-3sPOSS-maternal.grand-relative.through.woman   sand   3s(>3)-dig.hole-ANC   so   3s(>3)-be.angry-ANC  
    And his grandmother, she dug into the sand, she got so mad.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  3. xás   yúxnaam   u-'íripkurih-anik  
    then   sand   3s(>3)-dig.hole-ANC  
    She dug a hole in the sand.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  4. xás   píshiip   uum   ishahá-tiimich   tá   kun-'íripkuri   su'vári   vúra  
    then   first   3.SG   water-very.edge   PERF   3pl(>3s)-dig.hole   deep   Intensive  
    And first they dug a deep hole at the edge of the water.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text

  5. p-eekmaháchraam   uum   sú'   u-'íripkurih-ahi-tih  
    the-sweathouse   3.SG   inside   3s(>3)-dig.hole-ESS-DUR  
    The sweathouse was dug down into the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  6. xás   sú'   u-'íripkurih-va  
    then   inside   3s(>3)-dig.hole-ESS  
    And it was dug down into the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text