Ararahih'urípih
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ithyívish / ithyívishrih- (two) to fall down

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lexicon ID #3359 | revised Feb 17 2015

ithyívish / ithyívishrih- • V • (two) to fall down

Derivation:  ithyiv-ish
fall.(pl.)-down

Source: WB 786, p.355

  • ith'áraar ník kúna toopvôoruvrath, kunithyivúniihvuti. As each person crawled into the house, they fell down (one at a time). [Reference: WB T3.138]

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  1. púya-va   xás   hâari   xákaan   vúra   tá   kun-ithyívish  
    and.so-so   then   sometime   with.(one.person)   Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-fall.down.(two)  
    Sometimes both of them fell down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text