Ararahih'urípih
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píhiroopithva / pihirôopithvu- to dance around (in a circle)

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lexicon ID #4776 | revised Oct 31 2014

píhiroopithva / pihirôopithvu- • V • to dance around (in a circle)

  • kári xás kunpiip, nuu páy peethívthaaneen itaharâan nupíhiroopithvuti. And they said, "We dance around this earth ten times." [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 023]

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  1. kári   xás   kun-píip   nuu   páy   p-eethívthaaneen   itaharâan   nu-píhiroopithvu-tih  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   we   this   the-land   ten.times   1pl(>3)-dance.around-DUR  
    And they said, "We dance around this earth ten times."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   kun-píip   pûuhara   hôoy   íf   vaa   i-kuph-eesh   itaharâan   i-píhiroopithv-eesh  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   no   where   truly   so   2s(>3)-do-FUT   ten.times   2s(>3)-dance.around-FUT  
    And they said, "No, you can't do that, you will (have to) dance around ten times!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text