Ararahih'urípih
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thivtap to do a war dance

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5986 | revised Jan 29 2016

thivtap • V • to do a war dance

Derivatives (3)
thivtap "war dance"
thivtápar "war-dance song"
thivtáparaha "(plural) to sing war-dance songs"

Source: WB 1461, p.389

  • poopárihrishuk víri vaa yuuxmachmahánach iv'ávahkam poo'íihti, uthívtaapti. When Lizard came out, he danced on the roof, he did a war dance. [Reference: WB T34.65]
  • xás ikxúrar takunthívtaapvunaa. And in the evening they all dance the war dance. [Reference: WB T84.17]

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  1. ta'ítam   u-thivtáp-ar-aheen  
    so   3s(>3)-do.war.dance-go.to-ANT  
    Then he went to the war dance.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  2. ta'ítam   yée   naa   hínupa   páy   uum   vúra   pihnêefich   pa-yûum   u-thívtaap-tih  
    so   well   1sg.   surprise   this   3.SG   Intensive   coyote   NOMZ-uphill.downriver   3s(>3)-do.war.dance-DUR  
    So (they said), "Well, that's Coyote who is dancing downriver!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  3. xás   kun-píip   uum   pihnêefich   pa-thivtaap-tíh-an   pu-'uum-hára   p-eekriihvú-tih-an  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say   3.SG   coyote   NOMZ-do.war.dance-DUR-Participial   NEG-3.SG-NEG   NOMZ-fish.with.set-net-DUR-Participial  
    And they said, "It's Coyote who's dancing, it's not him that's fishing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  4. p-oo-p-árihrishuk   víri   vaa   yuuxmachmahánach   iv'ávahkam   p-oo-'íih-tih   u-thívtaap-tih  
    NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-jump.out   so   so   lizard.sp.   roof   NOMZ-3s(>3)-dance-DUR   3s(>3)-do.war.dance-DUR  
    When (Lizard) came out, Lizard danced on the roof, he did a war dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  5. xás   ikxúrar   tá   kun-thívtaap-vunaa  
    then   evening   PERF   3pl(>3s)-do.war.dance-PL  
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  6. xás   ikxúrar   tá   kun-thívtaap-vunaa  
    then   evening   PERF   3pl(>3s)-do.war.dance-PL  
    And in the evening people did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text