Ararahih'urípih
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iruvêeshish / iruvêehishrih- (pl.) to stand still

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lexicon ID #2930 | revised Jan 22 2015

iruvêeshish / iruvêehishrih- • V • (pl.) to stand still

Derivation:  iru-vêehish
PL stick.in

Source: WB 1539.1

  • vaa káan vúra iknivnampîimich takun'iruvêehish. So there they stopped close to a house. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 042]
  • kári xás kun'iruveehíshriihva pa'îin kun'áharamuti. And then they stopped, those who were following them. [Reference: WB T5.82]

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  1. kári    xás    kun'iruveehíshriihva    pa'îin    kun'áharamutih    kunímuustih    kunpiip    fâatkook   
    then    then    they.stood.still    who    they.were.following.him    they.were.looking.at.them    they.said    what's.that?   
    And those who were chasing him stopped, they looked, they said, "What is it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    kun'iruveehíshriihva    kunímuustih    kunpiip    fâatkook   
    then    then    they.stood.still    they.were.looking.at.them    they.said    what's.that?   
    Then (the pursuers) stopped, they looked, they said, "What is it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text