Ararahih'urípih
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pikfúutkar / pikfúutkara- to push back into a body of water

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lexicon ID #4854 | revised Oct 31 2014

pikfúutkar / pikfúutkara- • V • to push back into a body of water

Source: WB 1121, p.373

  • xás úuth kunpíkfuutkar. So they pushed it back out into the river. [Reference: T3.116]

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  1. xás   úuth   kun-píkfuutkar  
    then   out.to.water   3pl(>3s)-push.back.into.water  
    So they pushed it back out into the river.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. kôokaninay   vúra   pa-kun-máah-ti   úuth   kun-píkfuutkaan-va  
    everywhere   Intensive   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-see-DUR   out.to.water   3pl(>3s)-push.back.into.water-PL.ACT  
    Everywhere they saw him, they pushed him back out into the river.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text