Ararahih'urípih
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píivkar / píivkara- to step out over (water)

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lexicon ID #4840 | revised Oct 31 2014

píivkar / píivkara- • V • to step out over (water)

  • íp nipíivkarat pasaamvároo. I stepped out over the creek. [Reference: KV]
  • xás kári úhyiv, áxvaay píivkari. Then she hollered, "Crane, stretch your leg across." [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 044]

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  1. xás   kári   u-píip   pa-naní-pshii   ithyáruk   ni-piivkár-eesh  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   the-1sPOSS-leg   across   1s(>3)-step.out.over.(water)-FUT  
    And he said, "I'll just put my leg out across-river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  2. xás   u-píivkar  
    then   3s(>3)-step.out.over.(water)  
    So he put his leg out.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text