Ararahih'urípih
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vítish / vítishrih- to beach (a boat); to land

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6591 | revised Jan 14 2016

vítish / vítishrih- • V • to beach (a boat); to land

Derivation:  vit-ish
paddle-down

Source: WB 1558.1, p.395

  • vúra taay pápaah takunvitíshriihva. A lot of boats were beached. [Reference: WB T57.29]

Sentence examples (9)


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  1. axmáy   vúra   kun-vítish  
    suddenly   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-beach.(a.boat)  
    Suddenly they paddled to shore.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. chavúra   axmáy   vúra   kun-vítish  
    finally   suddenly   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-beach.(a.boat)  
    Finally they suddenly paddled to shore.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  3. vúra   taay   pá-paa   tá   kun-vitíshriih-va  
    Intensive   much   the-boat   PERF   3pl(>3s)-beach.(a.boat)-PL.ACT  
    A lot of boats were beached.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  4. yúruk   pá-paah   tá   kun-vitíshriih-v-aheen  
    downriver   the-boat   PERF   3pl(>3s)-beach.(a.boat)-PL.ACT-ANT  
    Downriver they had beached the boats.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. xás   u-vítish  
    then   3s(>3)-beach.(a.boat)  
    Then he beached his boat.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  6. káruk   tá   kun-vitíshriih-v-aheen  
    upriver   PERF   3pl(>3s)-beach.(a.boat)-PL.ACT-ANT  
    (The others) had beached their boats upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  7. xás   pa-kun-ip-vítish   u-piip   naa   vúra   ni-p-íkvaatsipree-vish   pa-naní-paah  
    then   the-3pl(>3s)-ITER-beach.(a.boat)   3s(>3)-say   1sg.   Intensive   1s(>3)-ITER-put.on.shoulder-FUT   the-1sPOSS-boat  
    And when he had beached his boat again, he said, "I'll pick up my boat."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  8. kári   xás   ta'ítam   kin-vítivrik-aheen   ithyárukirum   kin-vítish  
    then   then   so   3pl>3pl-paddle.to.meet-ANT   opposite.shore   3pl>3pl-beach.(a.boat)  
    And someone rowed to meet them and landed them on the other shore.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  9. víri   pá-paa   tá   kun-ip-vítish  
    so   the-boat   PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-beach.(a.boat)  
    They beached their boats.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text