Ararahih'urípih
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íripkurih to dig a hole

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2914 | revised Jan 22 2015

íripkurih • V • to dig a hole

Derivation:  írip-kúrih
dig-into.water

  • âapun u'íripkurih. She dug a hole in the ground. [Reference: KS Crane 063]
  • vaa vúra káan ithívthaaneenak u'íripkurihanik. He dug a hole in the ground there. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 193]

Sentence examples (6)


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  1. kari    xás    ni'íripkurih    matée    kumayaayaach   
    then    then    I.dug.down    later    its.better   
    The farther down I dug the better luck I had.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text

  2. xás    pamúkiit    yúxnaam    u'íripkurihanik    kóova    uxvíiphaanik   
    then    his.grandmother    sand    she.dug.a.hole    so    she.was.angry.long.ago   
    And his grandmother, she dug into the sand, she got so mad.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  3. xás    yúxnaam    u'íripkurihanik   
    then    sand    she.dug.a.hole.long.ago   
    She dug a hole in the sand.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  4. xás    píshiip    uum    ishahátiimich    tá    kun'íripkuri    su'vári    vúra   
    then    first    3.SG    edge.of.water    PERF    they.dig.a.hole    deep    Intensive   
    And first they dug a deep hole at the edge of the water.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text

  5. peekmaháchraam    uum    sú'    u'íripkurihahitih   
    the.sweathouse    3.SG    inside    it.was.dug.into   
    The sweathouse was dug down into the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  6. xás    sú'    u'íripkurihva   
    then    inside    it.was.dug.into.the.ground   
    And it was dug down into the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text