Ararahih'urípih
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ithxúupramnih to lie face down

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3337 | revised Feb 17 2015

ithxúupramnih • V • to lie face down

Derivation:  ithxup-rámnih
cover-into

Source: WB 783.1, p.355

  • pihnêefich páahak kunipêer sú' ithxuuprámnihi. ta'ítam pihnêefich úthxuupramnih. They told Coyote, "Lie face down in the boat!" So Coyote lay face down. [Reference: WB T3.157-158]

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  1. pihnêefich    páahak    kunipêer    sú'    ithxuuprámnihi   
    coyote    in.the.boat    they.told.him    inside    lie.face.down!   
    They told Coyote, "Lie face down in the boat."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. ta'ítam    pihnêefich    úthxuupramnih   
    so    coyote    he.lay.face.down   
    So Coyote lay face down in it.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. chavúra    tu'ûuri    pihnêefich    póothxuupramnih   
    finally    he.had.become.unwilling    coyote    that.he.lay.face.down   
    Finally Coyote got tired of lying face down.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text