Ararahih'urípih
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iyvur- / iyvun- to chase

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3641 | revised Nov 17 2014

iyvur- / iyvun- • V • to chase

Derivatives (4)
iyvúnpiithva "to chase around"
iyvúrunih "to chase away downhill"
iyvúunkurih "to chase into"
iyvúunsip "to start to chase"

Source: WB 832, p.357

Note: Bound stem, used with suffixes. Cf. áharam 'to chase, follow' (without directional suffixes).

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  1. sáruk    niyvúrunih    xás    áavkam    ni'áapish    xás    máruk    upikvíripraa   
    downhill    I.chase.him.down    then    ahead    1s(>3)    then    uphill    he.runs.again.up.from.downhill   
    I followed him down hill at a run. I headed him off and he ran back up hill.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. tá    kuniyvúunsip   
    PERF    they.start.to.chase.him   
    They had started to chase him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    kári    tá    kóo    tá    kuniyvúunsip   
    then    then    then    PERF    all    PERF    they.start.to.chase.him   
    So they quit starting to chase him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  4. púyava    máruk    pachishíi    papúufich    tá    kuniyvúnpiithva   
    you.see    uphill    the.dogs    when.deer    PERF    they.chased.them.around   
    The dogs chased the deer around uphill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full text

  5. íshyuux    kuniyvúnkurihvuti    pachishih'íin   
    elk    they.chased.into.water    the.dogs   
    The dogs used to herd elk in (to ravines).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text