Ararahih'urípih
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írahiv world-renewal ceremony

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2888 | revised Jan 22 2015

írahiv • N • world-renewal ceremony

Derivation:  ir-ahiv-a
celebrate.world-renewal-time-DEVERB

Source: WB 675.3., p.349

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. kári    xás    víriva    tá    kunkuupha    pa'írahiv    tah    tá    kunpifkutíshiiprin   
    then    then    so    PERF    they.did    the.world-renewal.ceremony    already    PERF    they.put.on   
    Then (the Indians) made the world-renewal ceremony, they put (the handkerchiefs) on.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text

  2. imáankam    xás    írahiv   
    the.next.day    then    world-renewal.ceremony   
    And the next day was the world-renewal time.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  3. sáruk    uum    kun'íintih,     tá    írahiv   
    downhill    3.SG    they.were.celebrating.the.world-renewal.ceremony.    PERF    world-renewal.ceremony   
    Downhill they were celebrating the world renewal, it was world-renewal time by then.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text