Ararahih'urípih
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piykiríkir ladder

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5057 | revised Nov 09 2005

piykiríkir • N • ladder

Source: WB 1164, p.375

  • káru pamukunpiykiríkir vaa káru vúra athkúrit. And their ladder was fat too. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 129]

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  1. pananupiykiríkir    tu'av   
    our.ladder    he.has.eaten   
    He ate our ladder."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  2. káru    pamukunpiykiríkir    vaa    káru    vúra    athkúrit   
    also    their.ladder    that    also    Intensive    fat   
    And their ladder was fat too.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. chavúra    koovúra    utháfip    pamukunpiykiríkir    vaa    káru    vúra    utháfip   
    finally    all    he.devoured.them    their.ladder    that    also    Intensive    he.devoured.it   
    Finally he ate them all up, he ate their ladder up too.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text