Ararahih'urípih
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íhunih to dance down from uphill

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1598 | revised Apr 20 2014

íhunih • V • to dance down from uphill

Derivation:  ih-unih
dance-down

  • máruk u'íhunih. From uphill there came dancing. [Reference: TK 237.37]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. axmáy    ík    máruk    ára    u'íhuniheesh   
    suddenly    must    uphill    person    he.will.dance.down   
    Suddenly a person was about to dance down.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  2. xás    púyava    vúra    tu'íhuni    tá    ûumukich   
    then    you.see    Intensive    he.danced.down    PERF    near   
    And so he danced down close.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text