Ararahih'urípih
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iruvíish / iruvîishrih- (pl.) to descend

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lexicon ID #2932 | revised Jan 22 2015

iruvíish / iruvîishrih- • V • (pl.) to descend

Derivation:  iru-víish  (= iru-va-ish)
PL come.down  (= PL go-down)

Source: WB files

  • kári xás kunpirúviish pa'asiktávaansa. Then the women came back down. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 043]

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  1. kári    xás    kunpirúviish    pa'asiktávaansa   
    then    then    they.come.back.down    the.women   
    Then the women came back down.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  2. imáankam    kunpirúviishrih   
    next.day    they.came.back.down   
    The next day they came back down.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text