Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ishxáxaar / ishxáxaara- to tear open

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lexicon ID #3167 | revised Feb 10 2015

ishxáxaar / ishxáxaara- • V • to tear open

Derivation:  ishxax-vara
be.smashed-in.through

Derivative (1)
upishxáxaar "man's name, Cy Hansen"

Source: WB 740.1, p.352

  • púyava ípaha tanishxáxaar. So I ripped open a tree. [Reference: WB T44.5]

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  1. púyava    ípaha    tá    nishxáxaar   
    you.see    tree    PERF    I.tore.it.open   
    So I ripped open a tree.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  2. púyava    payêem    patóo    snur    pa'ípaha    tóo    kfuukiraa    tóo    sxáxaar   
    you.see    now    when.it.has    thunder    the.trees    he.has    grab    he.has    tear.open   
    So now when it thunders, (Lightning) grabs the trees, he rips them open.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text