Ararahih'urípih
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turíshriihva / turishvîihvu- to carry load after load of wood

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6142 | revised Nov 09 2015

turíshriihva / turishvîihvu- • V • to carry load after load of wood

Derivation:  túrish-va  (= tur-ish-va)
finish.gathering.wood-PL.ACT  (= carry.in.wood-basket-down-PL.ACT)

  • áhup uturishrîihvuti. She's carrying load after load of wood. [Reference: KV]

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  1. tá   kun-turíshriihva   pa-sárip  
    PERF   3pl(>3s)-carry.loads.of.wood   the-hazel.twigs  
    They carried home the hazel sticks in burden baskets.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text