Ararahih'urípih
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íihrupaa to dance from the lake-mouth

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1643 | revised Oct 14 2014

íihrupaa • V • to dance from the lake-mouth

Derivation:  ih-rúpaa
dance-out.of.mouth

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  1. ayu'âach    páy    pasaamnúpahitihan    chí    kun'íihrupaavish   
    it.was.because    this    the.one.which.is.flowing.downstream    soon    they.were.going.to.dance.from.the.lake.mouth   
    It was because they were going to dance downriver that way the stream flows.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  2. víri    tá    kári    pachí    kun'íihrupaavish    xás    asaxvuhpihnîich    tóo    thvoonha   
    so    PERF    then    SUB-soon    they.were.going.to.dance.down    then    Old.Man.Turtle    PERF-he    be.eager.(to.do)   
    It was time for them to dance down, and then Old Man Turtle wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text