Ararahih'urípih
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ithxúupramnih to lie face down

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3337 | revised Feb 17 2015

ithxúupramnih • V • to lie face down

Derivation:  ithxup-rámnih
cover-into

Source: WB 783.1, p.355

  • pihnêefich páahak kunipêer sú' ithxuuprámnihi. ta'ítam pihnêefich úthxuupramnih. They told Coyote, "Lie face down in the boat!" So Coyote lay face down. [Reference: WB T3.157-158]

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  1. pihnêefich   páah-ak   kun-ipêer   sú'   ithxuuprámnih-i  
    coyote   boat-Locative   3pl(>3s)-say.to   inside   lie.face.down-IMPER  
    They told Coyote, "Lie face down in the boat."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. ta'ítam   pihnêefich   ú-thxuupramnih  
    so   coyote   3s(>3)-lie.face.down  
    So Coyote lay face down in it.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. chavúra   t-u-'ûuri   pihnêefich   p-óo-thxuupramnih  
    finally   PERF-3s(>3)-be.unwilling   coyote   NOMZ-3s(>3)-lie.face.down  
    Finally Coyote got tired of lying face down.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text