Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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pikyafipáyaachha / pikyafipáyaachhi- to win back (in betting)

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lexicon ID #4907 | revised Oct 31 2014

pikyafipáyaachha / pikyafipáyaachhi- • V • to win back (in betting)

  • koovúra ixráam upikyafipáyaachha. He won back all the stakes. [Reference: WB files]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. chavúra    koovúra    ixráam    upikyafipáyaachha    pa'ípa    kóo    kinpáxeepat   
    finally    all    bet    he.wins.back    recently    as.much.as    they.won.from.them   
    Finally he won back all the stakes, as much as they had won away.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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  2. peekxaréeyav    vúra    ixráam    upikyafipáyaachha   
    the.god    Intensive    bet    he.wins.back   
    He won back the stakes from the gods.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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