Ararahih'urípih
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ishkákunih to jump downhill from here

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3001 | revised Dec 08 2014

ishkákunih • V • to jump downhill from here

Derivation:  ishkak-unih
jump-down

Source: WB files

Sentence examples (7)


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  1. papúsihich    tóo    skákunih   
    the.cat    it.has    jump.downhill.from.here   
    The cat jumped onto the ground.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. xás    paakváat    sáruk    uskákunih   
    then    the.raccoon    downhill    it.jumped.downhill   
    And the raccoon jumped downhlll.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. kúkuum    vúra    uum    uskákunih   
    again    Intensive    3.SG    it.jumped.downhill   
    It too jumped down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  4. kári    xás    upishkákunih   
    then    then    it.jumped.back.downhill   
    And it jumped down.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  5. kúkuum    vúra    upishkákunih   
    again    Intensive    it.jumped.back.downhill   
    Again it jumped down.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  6. naa    nixúti    vúra    nishkákuniheesh   
    1sg.    I.think    Intensive    I.will.jump.down   
    I think I'll jump down."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  7. kári    xás    uskákuni    pa'asiktávaan   
    then    then    she.jumped.down    the.woman   
    Then the woman jumped down.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text