Ararahih'urípih
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píkav to get (a person), esp. to call a doctor

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4847 | revised Jul 06 2005

píkav • V • to get (a person), esp. to call a doctor

Source: WB 1118, p.373

  • kachakâach káru takunpíkav. They got Bluejay too (to doctor her). [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 020]

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  1. xás   kúkuum   tá   nu-píkav  
    then   again   PERF   1pl(>3)-get.(person)  
    And then we'll go get him again].
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  2. pa-kun-xú-tih   kíri   nu-'áapunma   hûut   kumá’ii   pa-kun-yíkihi-ti   púyava   kári   xás   kun-píkav   xánkiit  
    NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-think-DUR   I.wish   1pl(>3)-know   how   because.of   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-get.sick-DUR   you.see   then   then   3pl(>3s)-get.(person)   bullhead  
    When they thought, "Let's find out why they are sick," then they summoned Bullhead.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   mahnûuvanach   kúna   kun-píkav  
    then   then   chipmunk   in.addition   3pl(>3s)-get.(person)  
    Then in turn they summoned Chipmunk.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text