Ararahih'urípih
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-iivshas plural

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1724 | revised Aug 12 2015

-iivshas • SUFF • plural

Derivation:  -iiv-sa
--iiv-PL

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  1. poo'oonváthunati    pamusavásiivsha   
    he.took.(two.or.more.people).around    the.his.nephews   
    Coyote took his nephews through mourning around all the time.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. uum    pihnêefich    koovúra    musavásiivsha   
    3.SG    coyote    all    his.nephews   
    Coyote was nephew through mourning to everybody.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. ishávaas    nanishavásiivsha    nipthivkéevish   
    child.of.deceased.sibling    my.nephews    I.will.go.along   
    "Nephew, my nephew, I'll go along."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. ta'ítam    koovúra    kunpimtávaheen    pamutipáhiivshas   
    so    all    they.came.back.to.life    his.brothers   
    And all his brothers came back to life.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text

  5. kári    xás    pa'asiktávaan    pamutipáhiivshas    kunvîihirimkutih   
    then    then    the.woman    her.brothers    they.disliked.him   
    But the woman's brothers disliked (the man).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text