Ararahih'urípih
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ikmuum to pitch onto (in fight)

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lexicon ID #1839 | revised Nov 08 2014

ikmuum V • to pitch onto (in fight)

Derivative (1)
ikmúumka "to gang up on (in fight)"

  • víri taxánahishich koovúra kuníkmuum achvuun. So after a while they all pitched on to Hookbill Salmon. [Reference: KT 125.30]
  • itaharavan'îin takuníkmuum. Ten (men or dogs) pitched onto him. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 352]


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  1. viri    ta    xánnahishich    koovúra    kuníkmuum    achvúun    atipimámvaan    kunkoohímmach'va   
    so    PERF    little.while    all    they.pitched.on.him    hookbill.salmon    buzzard    they.felt.sorry.for.him   
    Then they all pitched on to Hookbill, they felt sorry for Buzzard.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text