Ararahih'urípih
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pishnákarishuk to take off (clothing)

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lexicon ID #4984 | revised Apr 26 2017

pishnákarishuk V • to take off (clothing)

Derivation p-ishnákarishuk  (= p-ishnak-rishuk)
take.off.(clothes)  (= put.aside-out.of)

Source: WB 709.1, p.351

  • chími kiikpishnararíshuki pamikúnsaanva. You folks take off your clothes! [Reference: Richardson 1993:23]


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  1. -vaas   pishnákarishuk  
    2sPOSS-blanket   take.off.(clothing)  
    Take your clothes off.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
    Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Play
  2. kiik-pishnakaríshuk-va   pa-mikún-saanva  
    2pl(>3)-take.off.(clothing)-PL.ACT   the-2plPOSS-clothing  
    You guys take off your clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play
  3. kári   xás   pa--vaas   u-pishnákarishuk  
    then   then   the-3sPOSS-blanket   3s(>3)-take.off.(clothing)  
    And he undid his blanket.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text