Ararahih'urípih
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ithyúrusip / ithyúrusipriv- to start to drag; to start to drive

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lexicon ID #3375 | revised Feb 17 2015

ithyúrusip / ithyúrusipriv- • V • to start to drag; to start to drive

Derivation:  ithyur-sip
drag-up

  • kári xás ta'ítam kúkuum nipithyúrusipreeheen, sáruk nipithyúrunih. And so again I loaded it up, I dragged it back downhill. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 052]
  • ip pamúthyur uthyúrusipreet, kunkuntakuchúniichvuti. She got out her car and they went for a drive. [Reference: KV]

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  1. kári    xás    ta'ítam    kúkuum    nipithyúrusipreeheen    sáruk    nipithyúrunih   
    then    then    so    again    I.started.to.drag.it.again    downhill    I.drag.it.again   
    Again I started to drag it. I dragged it down the hill.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text