Ararahih'urípih
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piytúuykar / piytúuykara- to kick out into the river

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5064 | revised Oct 31 2014

piytúuykar / piytúuykara- • V • to kick out into the river

Source: WB 1167, p.375

  • xás úuth upíytuuykar. And (Coyote) kicked (sand) out into the river. [Reference: T2.62]

Sentence examples (12)


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  1. xás   úuth   u-píytuuykar  
    then   out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river  
    And he kicked (earth) out towards the river.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   tishaníh-'uuth   u-píytuuykar  
    then   then   placename-out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river  
    And he kicked it out from tishániik.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  3. katiphirák-'uuth   u-píytuuykar  
    placename-out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river  
    He kicked it out from kátiphirak.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  4. tuyvúk-'uuth   u-píytuuykar  
    placename-out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river  
    He kicked it out from túuyvuk.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  5. víri   vaa   kumá'ii   pa-t-u-piytúykaan-va  
    so   so   because.of   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT  
    That's why he kicked it out.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  6. ta'ítam   úuth   u-piytúykaan-va-heen  
    so   out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT-ANT  
    And he kicked (dirt) out into the river.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

  7. panamníh-'uuth   úuth   u-piytúykaan-va  
    Orleans-out.to.water   out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT  
    He kicked it out from Orleans.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

  8. katiphirá-'uuth   úuth   u-piytúykaan-va  
    placename-out.to.water   out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT  
    He kicked it out from kátiphirak.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  9. tishaníh-'uuth   úuth   u-piytúykaan-va  
    placename-out.to.water   out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT  
    He kicked it out from tishánii
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  10. tuyvúk-'uuth   úuth   u-piytúykaan-va  
    placename-out.to.water   out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT  
    He kicked it out from túuyvuk.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  11. xás   kári   vúra   u-'aachíchha   xás   u-krivrúhuthun   úuth   u-piytúykaan-va   pá-yuux  
    then   then   Intensive   3s(>3)-be.happy   then   3s(>3)-roll.here.and.there   out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT   the-dirt  
    Then he was happy, and he rolled around, and he kicked the dirt out into the river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  12. xás   úuth   u-piytúykaan-va   pá-yuux   uknamxánahich   mú-'uuthkam   víri   vaa   kumá'ii   pa-kêech   u-sirishkíra-hi-tih  
    then   out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT   the-dirt   placename   3sPOSS-seaward   so   so   because.of   the-big   3s(>3)-river.bar-DENOM-DUR  
    And he kicked the dirt out in the river, out from uknamxánahich, that's why there's a big bar (there).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text