Ararahih'urípih
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sivshap plug, seal up

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5447 | revised Dec 03 2015

sivshap V • plug, seal up

Derivation siv-sap
siv-closing.up

Derivative (1)
sivsháapsur "to become unplugged"

Source: WB 1243, p.380

  • chími panini'afupchúrax chími kanipshivshâapi. Let me seal up my anus. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 038]


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  1. xás   u-xús   chími   pa-nini-'afupchúrax   chími   kan-ip-shivshâap-i  
    then   3s(>3)-think   soon   the-1sPOSS-anus   soon   1s(>3)-ITER-seal.up-IMPER  
    And he thought, "Let me seal up my anus."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  2. xás   pa-mu-'afupchúrax   vaa   ku-mûuk   u-p-sívshap  
    then   the-3sPOSS-anus   that   3sPOSS-with.(by.means.of)   3s(>3)-ITER-seal.up  
    And he sealed up his anus with that.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  3.    íp   ni-p-shívshaap-at   pa-nini-'afupchúrax  
    PERF   PAST   1s(>3)-ITER-seal.up-PAST   the-1sPOSS-anus  
    I've sealed up my anus."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  4. hinupáy   íp   pa-'axváha   mûuk   u-p-sívshaap-at   hinupáy   vaa   p-oo-'iinkú-tih  
    surprise   PAST   the-pitch   with.(by.means.of)   3s(>3)-ITER-seal.up-PAST   surprise   that   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.on.fire-DUR  
    There it was the pitch he had sealed it with that was burning.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  5. xás   chími   kan-ip-shivsháp-vaan-i  
    then   soon   1s(>3)-ITER-seal.up-REFL-IMPER  
    So (he said), "Let me plug myself up."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  6. xás   u-p-sívshap  
    then   3s(>3)-ITER-seal.up  
    Then (the water) closed up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text