Ararahih'urípih
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thivtap to do a war dance

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5986 | revised Jan 29 2016

thivtap • V • to do a war dance

Derivatives (3)
thivtap "war dance"
thivtápar "war-dance song"
thivtáparaha "(plural) to sing war-dance songs"

Source: WB 1461, p.389

  • poopárihrishuk víri vaa yuuxmachmahánach iv'ávahkam poo'íihti, uthívtaapti. When Lizard came out, he danced on the roof, he did a war dance. [Reference: WB T34.65]
  • xás ikxúrar takunthívtaapvunaa. And in the evening they all dance the war dance. [Reference: WB T84.17]

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  1. ta'ítam    uthivtáparaheen   
    so    he.went.to.do.the.war.dance   
    Then he went to the war dance.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  2. ta'ítam    yée    naa    hínupa    páy    uum    vúra    pihnêefich    payûum    uthívtaaptih   
    so    well    1sg.    surprise    this    3.SG    Intensive    coyote    who.downriver    he.is.dancing   
    So (they said), "Well, that's Coyote who is dancing downriver!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  3. xás    kunpíip    uum    pihnêefich    pathivtaaptíhan    pu'uumhára    peekriihvútihan   
    then    they.said    3.SG    coyote    who.is.dancing    not.him    who.is.fishing   
    And they said, "It's Coyote who's dancing, it's not him that's fishing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  4. poopárihrishuk    víri    vaa    yuuxmachmahánach    iv'ávahkam    poo'íihtih    uthívtaaptih   
    when.he.jumped.back.out    so    so    lizard.sp.    roof    he.was.dancing    he.was.doing.a.war.dance   
    When (Lizard) came out, Lizard danced on the roof, he did a war dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  5. xás    ikxúrar    tá    kunthívtaapvunaa   
    then    evening    PERF    they.did.the.war.dance   
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  6. xás    ikxúrar    tá    kunthívtaapvunaa   
    then    evening    PERF    they.did.a.war.dance   
    And in the evening people did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text