Ararahih'urípih
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píshunva / píshunvu- to put away, to hide, to bury

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5000 | revised Oct 31 2014

píshunva / píshunvu- • V • to put away, to hide, to bury

Derivative (1)
aspishúnvaan "mountain beaver"

  • vaa vúra kích mûuk kunkíshapti, xás takunpíshunva. That's all they tie (tobacco stems) up with, then they put them away. [Reference: TK 96.4]
  • xás vaa káan upishunvavâananik. And she buried herself there. [Reference: KT 148.23]

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  1. kári    xás    kunpiip    púra kára    vúra    áama    aamtíheeshara    yúkun    tá    nupíshunva    pa'áama   
    then    then    they.say    nobody    Intensive    salmon    will.not.eat    you.see    PERF    we.hide    the.salmon   
    And they said, "Nobody will eat salmon, we have hidden the salmon."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  2. tá    nukíshap    paxávish    máruk    ahváraak    tá    nupíshunva   
    PERF    we.tied.it.up    the.arrowwood    uphill    in.a.hollow.tree    PERF    we.hid.it   
    (Then) we tied up the syringa, we hid it in a hollow tree uphill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text