Ararahih'urípih
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ishkáakar / ishkáakara- to jump into water

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lexicon ID #2982 | revised Dec 08 2014

ishkáakar / ishkáakara- • V • to jump into water

Derivation:  ishkak-kar
jump-into.water

  • saamvárook tóoskaakar. He jumped in the creek. [Reference: KV]
  • kári xás sáruk úuth úskaakar. And he jumped into the river downhill. [Reference: WB 11: Coyote as Doctor 033]

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  1. kári    xás    sáruk    úuth    úskaakar   
    then    then    downhill    out.to.water    he.jumps.into.water   
    And he jumped into the river downhill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  2. pa'ápsuun    ithyáruk    kuníshkaakaraanik    xás    paaxíich    tá    kun'áathva    xás    kuníhmar   
    the.snakes    across    they.jumped.over.water    then    the.children    PERF    they.were.afraid    then    they.ran   
    The snakes have jumped across, and the children are afraid, and they ran.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text