Ararahih'urípih
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ihmath to make (someone) dance

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1569 | revised Apr 14 2014

ihmath • V • to make (someone) dance

Derivation:  ih-math
dance-CAUS

  • xás vúra vaa kun'íhmaathti. And they just kept making him dance. [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 035]

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  1. vúra    vaa    kun'íhmaathtih   
    Intensive    so    they.were.making.him.dance   
    They just kept making him dance.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  2. xás    vúra    vaa    kun'íhmaathtih   
    then    Intensive    so    they.were.making.him.dance   
    They just kept making him dance.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  3. xás    vúra    vaa    kun'íhmaathtih   
    then    Intensive    so    they.were.making.him.dance   
    They just kept making him dance.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  4. vúra    vaa    kun'íhmaathtih   
    Intensive    so    they.were.making.him.dance   
    They just kept making him dance.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text