Ararahih'urípih
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paríshriihva / paríshrîihvu- to twine, i.e. to make string by rolling iris fibers together

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4575 | revised Oct 31 2014

paríshriihva / paríshrîihvu- • V • to twine, i.e. to make string by rolling iris fibers together

Source: WB 1067, p.370

  • víri vaa kích kunkupítihanik pakunparíshriihvanaatihanik. That's what they were doing, making twine. [Reference: KS 41. Spider story 003]
  • kári xás uxúti, tîi kanparíshriihvi. And he thought, "Let me twine string!" [Reference: WB 01 Coyote's Journey 006]

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  1. kári   xás   u-xú-tih   tîi   kan-paríshriihv-i  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   let...   1s(>3)-twine-IMPER  
    And he thought, "Let me twine string!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  2. xás   vaa   táay   t-u-paríshriihva   pá-'aan  
    then   so   much   PERF-3s(>3)-twine   the-string  
    So he twined a lot of string.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  3. xás   u-paríshriihva   an-tunvêech  
    then   3s(>3)-twine   string-small.(pl.)  
    And he twined little strings.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. ithéeshyav   u-paríshriihva  
    all.winter   3s(>3)-twine  
    He twined a whole winter.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  5. achavúra   ithá-'iithva   vaa   kóo   u-paríshriihva  
    finally   one-packload   that   as.much.as   3s(>3)-twine  
    Finally he twined a whole pack.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  6. úma   vaa   u-kúphaa-nik   pá-mitva   ithéeshyav   u-paríshriihva   an-tunvêech  
    emphatic(?)   so   3s(>3)-do-ANC   NOMZ-former   all.winter   3s(>3)-twine   string-small.(pl.)  
    That's what he had done, he twined little strings the previous winter.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  7. xás   pihnêefich   u-píip   chími   aan   nu-paríshriihvu-naa  
    then   coyote   3s(>3)-say   soon   string   1pl(>3)-twine-PL  
    Then Coyote said, "Let's twine string!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  8. xás   koovúra   pa-parishríhv-aan-sa   u-píip   ôok   kii-vyíhuk-i  
    then   all   the-twine-Agentive-PL   3s(>3)-say   here   2pl(>3)-come.(pl.)-IMPER  
    And he said, "All twiners, come here!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  9. xás   vaa   u-parishríihvu-tih  
    then   that   3s(>3)-twine-DUR  
    And he was twining that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  10. kári   xás   kun-piip   chimi   nu-paríshriihv-i   chimi   aan   nu-kyav  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   soon   1pl(>3)-twine-IMPER   soon   string   1pl(>3)-make  
    And they said, "Let's twine, let's make string!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  11. xás   pa-'ávansa   vaa   kun-paríshriihva   pa-'ápkaas  
    then   the-man   so   3pl(>3s)-twine   the-iris.sp.  
    And the men twined the iris leaves into string.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text