Ararahih'urípih
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ishripíhpih to tug at

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3097 | revised Jan 27 2015

ishripíhpih • V • to tug at

Derivation:  ishrípih-RED
pull.tight-REDUP

  • káan ník nishripíhpih. There I tugged at it. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 026]

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  1. káan   nik   ni-shripíhpih  
    there   a.little   1s(>3)-tug.at  
    I tugged at it
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. xás   kun-ishripíhpih  
    then   3pl(>3s)-tug.at  
    And they pulled on it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text