Ararahih'urípih
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ithxúuptakish / ithxúuptakishrih- to lie down on top of

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lexicon ID #3339 | revised Feb 17 2015

ithxúuptakish / ithxúuptakishrih- • V • to lie down on top of

Derivation:  ithxup-tak-ish
cover-on.top.of-down

Source: WB 783.2, p.355

  • kári xás úthxuuptakish papuyâahara. And she lay down on top of the corpse. [Reference: WB T58.6]

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  1. yánava    papihnêefich    ávahkam    tóo    thxuuptakiish   
    visible    Coyote    over    he.was    lie.down.on.top.of   
    They saw Coyote was lying on top (of the girl).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    ávahkam    úthxuuptakiish    papuyâahara   
    then    then    over    she.laid.down.on.top.of.it    the.corpse   
    And she lay on top of the corpse.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text