Ararahih'urípih
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ithvíish / ithvíishrih- to pack or carry home (on one's back)

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lexicon ID #3304 | revised Feb 12 2015

ithvíish / ithvíishrih- • V • to pack or carry home (on one's back)

Derivation:  íithva-ish
pack-down

Source: WB 772.4, p.354

  • tanithvîish pavírusur. I carried the bear meat home. [Reference: KV]
  • xás upiip, iiii, tanithvîish. And he said, "Oh, I'm bringing (a skinful of deermeat) home." [Reference: KT 129.28]

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  1. pa-tá   kun-íthviish   kári   xás   vúra   athkúrikar   pa-tá   kun-íshfir   pa-mú-maan  
    NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-pack.home   then   then   Intensive   greasy   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-skin   the-3sPOSS-skin  
    When they brought it in, (the bear) was fat when they skinned its hide.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text