Ararahih'urípih
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ikrívruh to roll (as a ball)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2036 | revised Dec 02 2014

ikrívruh • V • to roll (as a ball)

Derivatives (8)
ikrivrúhunih "to roll downhill from here"
ikrivrúhuthun "to roll here and there, to roll around"
ikrivrúhuvruk "a man's name"
ikrivrúuhma "to roll to"
ikrivrúuhraa "to roll up from downriver"
ikrivrúuhrup "to roll downriver from here"
ikrivrúuhsip "to start to roll"
ikrivrúuhsur "to roll away"

Source: WB 496, p.340

Note: Cf. inívruh- '(pl.) to roll'.

  • neepsharavrîiki nu'axaychákishrihi pookrívruuhti. Help me stop it from rolling! [Reference: KV]

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  1. xás    âapun    ukyívish    xás    ukrivrúhuthun   
    then    on.the.ground    he.fell.down    then    he.rolled.around   
    And he fell to the ground, and he rolled about.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. xás    vúra    tusáyriihva    xás    uváxiprishuk    xás    âapun    ukrivrúhuthun   
    then    Intensive    he.was.homesick    then    he.flopped.out    then    on.the.ground    he.rolled.around   
    Then (Coyote) was homesick, and he flopped out, and he rolled around on the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. xás    kári    vúra    u'aachíchha    xás    ukrivrúhuthun    úuth    upiytúykaanva    páyuux   
    then    then    Intensive    he.was.happy    then    he.rolled.around    out.to.water    he.kicked.it.out.into.the.river    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

  4. xás    ta'ítam    ukrívruuhsipreeheen   
    then    so    he.started.to.roll   
    And so he started to roll.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  5. xás    sáruk    ishkeesh'ípanich    ukrívruuhma   
    then    downhill    edge.of.the.river    he.rolled.downhill   
    And he rolled downhill to the edge of the river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  6. yánava    sáruk    tóo    krivrúuhnih   
    visible    downhill    she.has    roll.downhill.from.here   
    He saw her roll downhill.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  7. víriva    kumá'ii    kunípeenti    xúux    mukrivruhvánamich   
    so    because.of    they.are.saying    placename    her.little.rolling-place   
    For that reason they call it "xuux's little rolling-place."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text

  8. tóo    krivrúhuni    sáruk    papirishkâarim   
    she.did    roll.downhill.from.here    downhill    the.grizzly.bear   
    Grizzly rolled downhill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  9. xás    ukrívruuhsur   
    then    she.rolled.away   
    Then she rolled away.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text