Ararahih'urípih
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iyvúunkurih to chase into

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lexicon ID #3646 | revised Apr 20 2015

iyvúunkurih • V • to chase into

Derivation:  iyvur-kúrih
chase-into.water

  • íshyuux kuniyvúnkurihvuti pachishih'îin. Elk used to be herded into ravines by dogs. [Reference: WB T72.1]

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  1. íshyuux   kun-iyvúnkurih-vu-ti   pa-chishih-'íin  
    elk   3pl(>3s)-chase.into-to-DUR   the-dog-TOPIC  
    The dogs used to herd elk in (to ravines).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text