Ararahih'urípih
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ithyúrusip / ithyúrusipriv- to start to drag; to start to drive

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lexicon ID #3375 | revised Feb 17 2015

ithyúrusip / ithyúrusipriv- • V • to start to drag; to start to drive

Derivation:  ithyur-sip
drag-up

  • kári xás ta'ítam kúkuum nipithyúrusipreeheen, sáruk nipithyúrunih. And so again I loaded it up, I dragged it back downhill. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 052]
  • ip pamúthyur uthyúrusipreet, kunkuntakuchúniichvuti. She got out her car and they went for a drive. [Reference: KV]

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  1. kári   xás   ta'ítam   kúkuum   ni-p-ithyúrusipree-heen   sáruk   ni-p-ithyúrunih  
    then   then   so   again   1s(>3)-ITER-start.to.drag-ANT   downhill   1s(>3)-ITER-drag.down.from.uphill  
    Again I started to drag it. I dragged it down the hill.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text