Ararahih'urípih
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píkav to get (a person), esp. to call a doctor

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4847 | revised Jul 06 2005

píkav • V • to get (a person), esp. to call a doctor

Source: WB 1118, p.373

  • kachakâach káru takunpíkav. They got Bluejay too (to doctor her). [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 020]

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  1. xás    kúkuum    tá    nupíkav   
    then    again    PERF    we.get.him   
    And then we'll go get him again].
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  2. pakunxútih    kíri    nu'áapunma    hûut    kumá’ii    pakunyíkihiti    púyava    kári    xás    kunpíkav    xánkiit   
    when.they.think    I.wish    1pl(>3)    how    because.of    when.they.get.sick    you.see    then    then    they.get    bullhead   
    When they thought, "Let's find out why they are sick," then they summoned Bullhead.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    mahnûuvanach    kúna    kunpíkav   
    then    then    chipmunk    in.addition    they.get   
    Then in turn they summoned Chipmunk.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text