Ararahih'urípih
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iyvúunsip / iyvúunsipriv- to start to chase

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3647 | revised Apr 20 2015

iyvúunsip / iyvúunsipriv- • V • to start to chase

Derivation:  iyvur-sip
chase-up

  • kári xás kunpiip, tahúukava, takuníyvuunsip. Then they said, "Where's he gone?" and they started to chase him. [Reference: WB T11.36]

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  1. tá    kuniyvúunsip   
    PERF    they.start.to.chase.him   
    They had started to chase him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    kári    tá    kóo    tá    kuniyvúunsip   
    then    then    then    PERF    all    PERF    they.start.to.chase.him   
    So they quit starting to chase him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text