Ararahih'urípih
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ithyarukpíhriiv Across-the-Water Widower, a mythical personage

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3350 | revised Feb 17 2015

ithyarukpíhriiv • N • Across-the-Water Widower, a mythical personage

Derivation:  ithyáruk píhriiv
across widower

Source: WB 784.1.4, p.355; TK 8.46

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. ithyarukpíhriiv    u'árihroov    uxus    tîi    káruk    kanvâarami   
    Across.the.Water.Widower    he.went.upriver    he.thought    let...    upriver    let.me.go!   
    Across-the-Water Widower went upriver, he thought, "Let me go upriver!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  2. ithyarukpíhriiv    kunihyûunishtih    upêentih    nakûushi   
    Across.the.Water.Widower    they.were.shouting.at.him    she.was.telling.him    copulate.with.me!   
    Across-the-Water Widower was shouted at, (the person) said to him, "Copulate with me!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  3. xás    u'árihroov    ithyarukpíhriiv   
    then    he.went.upriver    Across.the.Water.Widower   
    Then Across-the-Water Widower went upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  4. ithyarukpíhriiv    pamúsiish    uvupaksúroonik   
    Across.the.Water.Widower    his.penis    he.cut.it.off   
    Across-the-Water Widower cut off his penis.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text