Ararahih'urípih
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iruvêeshish / iruvêehishrih- (pl.) to stand still

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lexicon ID #2930 | revised Jan 22 2015

iruvêeshish / iruvêehishrih- • V • (pl.) to stand still

Derivation:  iru-vêehish
PL stick.in

Source: WB 1539.1

  • vaa káan vúra iknivnampîimich takun'iruvêehish. So there they stopped close to a house. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 042]
  • kári xás kun'iruveehíshriihva pa'îin kun'áharamuti. And then they stopped, those who were following them. [Reference: WB T5.82]

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  1. kári   xás   kun-'iruveehíshriih-va   pa-'îin   kun-'áharamu-tih   kun-ímuus-tih   kun-piip   fâatkook  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-stand.still.(pl.)-PL.ACT   NOMZ-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR   3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR   3pl(>3s)-say   what's.that?  
    And those who were chasing him stopped, they looked, they said, "What is it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   kun-'iruveehíshriih-va   kun-ímuus-tih   kun-piip   fâatkook  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-stand.still.(pl.)-PL.ACT   3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR   3pl(>3s)-say   what's.that?  
    Then (the pursuers) stopped, they looked, they said, "What is it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text