Ararahih'urípih
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pathakhîish / pathakhîishrih- to kneel down (on one knee)

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lexicon ID #4630 | revised Oct 31 2014

pathakhîish / pathakhîishrih- • V • to kneel down (on one knee)

Source: WB 1090.1.2, p.371

  • ta'ítam vaa vúra káan upathakhîishriheen. So he knelt down right there. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 249]
  • âapun ásak upathakhîish. He kneeled down on a rock. [Reference: WB 25: Peregrine Falcoln and His Wife 022]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. âapun   ás-ak   u-pathakhíish  
    on.the.ground   rock-Locative   3s(>3)-kneel.down  
    He kneeled down on a rock.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  2. xás   vaa   vúra   káan   u-pathakhíish  
    then   so   Intensive   there   3s(>3)-kneel.down  
    So he knelt down there.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text