Ararahih'urípih
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sásip- (pl.) to be in a line, to extend

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5342 | revised Jul 06 2005

sásip- • V • (pl.) to be in a line, to extend

Derivative (1)
imshasípiithva "to lay out (twine) {?}"

Source: WB 1218, p.377

Note: Occurring only with suffixes, as in sáisipunih '(stripes) run down'.

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  1. kuyráak    usasipúniihva    yítha    achipyâach    xás    xákararih   
    three    it.runs.down.in.lines    one    very.center    then    on.both.sides   
    There were three stripes running down, one right in the middle and (two) on each side.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text

  2. hâari    tírihshas    káru    hâari    vúra    tûupichas    kuynákmahich    poosasipúniihva   
    sometime    wide.ones    also    sometime    Intensive    small.ones    three.at.a.time    it.runs.down.in.lines   
    Sometimes they were wide and sometimes they were narrow, and sometimes they were each (composed of) three little ones running down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text