Ararahih'urípih
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ikxíipship / ikxíipshipriv to fly away

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2273 | revised Dec 07 2014

ikxíipship / ikxíipshipriv • V • to fly away

Derivation:  ikxip-sip
fly-up

  • xás vaa upipikvásanik, xás ukxiipshípreenik. Then she put it on her head as a plume, and flew away. [Reference: KS 34. Bluejay's topknot 002]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. thufkírik    úkxiipship   
    owl.sp.    it.is.flying   
    The owl is flying.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  2. tá    níkxiipship   
    PERF    I.am.flying   
    I'm flying.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  3. pa'achviiv    tóo    ikxíipship   
    the.bird    he.has    fly.away   
    The bird flew away.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  4. mâa    vúra    vóokxiipshiprin    pakachakâach    tu'árihishrih   
    look!    Intensive    so.she.flew.away    the.bluejay    she.became   
    She flew away, she turned into Bluejay.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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