Ararahih'urípih
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chifíchfip to beat completely at a game

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1111 | revised Mar 18 2014

chifíchfip • V • to beat completely at a game

Derivation:  chifich-fip
beat-completely

  • uum vúra ára koovúra uchifíchfiipti. He beat all of them. [Reference: KV]
  • vúra koovúra pamú'uup takunchifíchfip vúra. They won everything from him. [Reference: KT 148.3]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. vúra    koovúra    pamú'uup    tá    kunchífichfip    vúra   
    Intensive    all    his.possession    PERF    they.beat.him.completely    Intensive   
    They won from him all that he had.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  2. xás    koovúra    kinchifíchfip   
    then    all    they.beat.them.completely   
    And (the upriver people) beat them completely.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  3. vúra    tá    pura fâat    thiinátihara    vúra    tá    kunchifíchfip   
    Intensive    PERF    nothing    he.did.not.have    Intensive    PERF    they.beat.him.completely   
    He didn’t have anything, they beat him completely.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text