Ararahih'urípih
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ishkáakar / ishkáakara- to jump into water

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lexicon ID #2982 | revised Dec 08 2014

ishkáakar / ishkáakara- • V • to jump into water

Derivation:  ishkak-kar
jump-into.water

  • saamvárook tóoskaakar. He jumped in the creek. [Reference: KV]
  • kári xás sáruk úuth úskaakar. And he jumped into the river downhill. [Reference: WB 11: Coyote as Doctor 033]

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  1. kári   xás   sáruk   úuth   ú-skaakar  
    then   then   downhill   out.to.water   3s(>3)-jump.into.water  
    And he jumped into the river downhill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  2. pa-'ápsuun   ithyáruk   kun-íshkaakara-anik   xás   p-aaxíich   tá   kun-'áathva   xás   kun-íhmar  
    the-snake   across   3pl(>3s)-jump.into.water-ANC   then   the-child   PERF   3pl(>3s)-be.afraid   then   3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)  
    The snakes have jumped across, and the children are afraid, and they ran.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text