Ararahih'urípih
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ikváatsip / ikváatsipriv- to put (a load) on one's shoulder

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2172 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikváatsip / ikváatsipriv- • V • to put (a load) on one's shoulder

Derivation:  ikvat-sip
carry.on.shoulder-up

  • xás pa'ávansa vaa kích tóokvaatsip pavurâanar. The only thing that the man carried on his shoulder was the hook. [Reference: TK 211.22]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. xás    pamúpaa    upíkvaatsip    kufípniich    xás    uthárish   
    then    his.boat    he.put.it.back.on.his.shoulder    little.willow.grove    then    he.put.it.down   
    And he picked up his boat, and put it down in a willow grove.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  2. xás    pakunipvítish    upiip    naa    vúra    nipíkvaatsipreevish    pananípaah   
    then    when.he.beached.it.again    he.said    1sg.    Intensive    I.will.put.it.back.up.on.my.shoulder    my.boat   
    And when he had beached his boat again, he said, "I'll pick up my boat."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  3. xás    upíkvaatsip    xás    kunpávyiihroov   
    then    he.put.it.back.on.his.shoulder    then    they.went.back.upriver   
    And he picked it up, and they went upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text