Ararahih'urípih
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vôonkurih to crawl in

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lexicon ID #6612 | revised Jan 14 2016

vôonkurih • V • to crawl in

Derivation:  vôor-kúrih
creep-into.water

  • ikmahachram'ahúpmaam sú' uvôonkurih. He crawled in behind the sweathouse wood. [Reference: KT 139.38]
  • xás ithváaykam pachivchaksurúraam vúra ipshûunkinich pakáan kunvôonkurihvuti. And at the front (of the sweathouse) there was a door, just low, where they crawled in. [Reference: WB T76.4]

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  1. hínupa    chantirih'îin    sú'    patá    kunvôonkurih    vaa    kúth    pookpaksúrooti    pamúsiish   
    surprise    Tick    inside    that    she.crawled.in    so    because.of    that.he.cut.it.off.straight    his.penis   
    There it was Tick that crawled into him, that's why he cut off his penis.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  2. xás    ithváaykam    pachivchaksurúraam    vúra    ipshûunkinich    pakáan    kunvóonkurihvutih   
    then    front    the.door    Intensive    low    there    they.crawl.into   
    And in front, there was a low door, where they went in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text