Ararahih'urípih
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íshupish / íshupishrih- (shaman) to show, to display (a disease object, in the process of curing)

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lexicon ID #3134 | revised Feb 03 2015

íshupish / íshupishrih- • V • (shaman) to show, to display (a disease object, in the process of curing)

Derivation:  ishup-ish
hold.up-down

Source: WB 733, p.352

Note: Cf. ikshup 'to point'.

  • xás kári poo'íshupish pa'arátaanva, xás papreacher muhrooha'îin kun'áveep pa'arátaanva. And when (the shaman) displayed the pain, the preacher's wife took the pain away from her. [Reference: WB T67.8]

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  1. xás    kári    poo'íshupish    pa'arátaanva    xás    papreacher    muhrooha'íin    kunáveep    pa'arátaanva   
    then    then    when.she.displayed.it    the.pain    then    the.preacher    his.wife    she.took.it.away.from.her    the.pain   
    So when (the doctor) displaying the 'pain,' then the preacher's wife took the pain away from her.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text