Ararahih'urípih
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ithéeshyav all winter

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3246 | revised Feb 09 2015

ithéeshyav • ADV • all winter

Derivation:  yítha íshyaav
one winter

  • ithéeshyaav uparíshriihva. He twined strings for a whole winter. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 006]

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  1. xás    vúrava    ithéeshyav    koovúra    áhup    tóo    kyav   
    then    just    all.winter    all    wood    PERF.he    make   
    He gathered wood for the whole winter.
    Source: Vina Smith, Gathering wood (VS-47) | read full text
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  2. ithéeshyav    uparíshriihva   
    all.winter    he.twined.them   
    He twined a whole winter.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. úma    vaa    ukúphaanik    pámitva    ithéeshyav    uparíshriihva    antunvêech   
    emphatic(?)    so    he.did.it    when.previously    all.winter    he.twined.them    little.string   
    That's what he had done, he twined little strings the previous winter.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text