Ararahih'urípih
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ivyíhish / ivyíhishrih- (pl.) to get there

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3481 | revised Feb 18 2015

ivyíhish / ivyíhishrih- • V • (pl.) to get there

Derivation:  ivyih-ish
go.(pl.)-down

Source: WB 800.1, p.356

  • káan takunivyíhishrih, koovúra takun'ikákpiithva. They got there, they all jumped around. [Reference: WB T83.34]
  • vaa káan kunivyíhisrihanik pakunchúuphinaatihanik. They sat down there, talking. [Reference: TK 122.20]

Sentence examples (5)


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  1. xás    káan    xás    kunchúuphinaa    váa    káan    âapun    kunivyíhishrihanik    pakunchúuphinaatihanik   
    then    there    then    they.talked    so    there    on.the.ground    they.went.    they.were.talking   
    And there they talked, and there they all sat down on the ground talking. They said: "What did we leave him there for in the sweathouse?"
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. ikmaháchraam    tá    kunpavyíhish   
    sweathouse    PERF    they.go.back   
    They went back to the sweathouse.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  3. xás    kinipêer    chími    kiivyíhish   
    then    they.told.them    soon    you.get.there!   
    And they were told, "Gather together."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  4. púyava    sáruk    astíip    tá    kunivyíhish   
    you.see    downhill    shore    PERF    they.went   
    So they went down to the river bank.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text

  5. káan    tá    kunivyíhrishrih   
    there    PERF    they.got.there   
    They gathered there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text