Ararahih'urípih
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ikfuk to climb; to crawl

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1777 | revised Nov 07 2014

ikfuk • V • to climb; to crawl

Derivatives (10)
ikfukráakaam "steep"
ikfúkunih "to climb downhillward from here"
ikfúkuthun "to crawl around"
ikfúkuvraa "to climb over"
ikfuukfúruk "to crawl indoors"
ikfúukma "to crawl to"
ikfúukraa "to climb up from downhill"
ikfúukripaa "to crawl ashore"
ikfúuksip "to get up (from a lying position)"
tapu'ikfúuksiprivtihara_pa'axákiichkaru "name of a large dentalium"

Source: WB 449, p.337

Note: Cf. ífuk- (pl.) 'to crawl'.

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. yánava    pakúusrah    tóokfuk    súpaah   
    visible    the.sun    it.has.climbed    day   
    Look the sun is getting up!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

  2. xás    vúra    tá    pu'áhootihara    vúra    tóo    kfuuktih   
    then    Intensive    PERF    he.was.not.walking    Intensive    he.had    been.crawling   
    And he wasn't walking any more, he was creeping by now.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. xás    kári    ikúkak    úkfuukar   
    then    then    on.a.log    he.crawled.across.water   
    And he crept out on a log.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text