Ararahih'urípih
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vúpar / vúpara- to string beads with

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lexicon ID #6670 | revised Dec 12 2015

vúpar / vúpara- • V • to string beads with

Derivation:  vup-ar
string.beads-INST

  • kári xás u'árihroov, áan ithá'iithva, antunvêech, vaa poovúpareesh peeshpuk. And he went upriver; the string was in a single pack, the little string, that which he was going to string the money with. [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 012]

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  1. kári    xás    u'árihroov    áan    ithá'iithva    antunvêech    vaa    poovúpareesh    peeshpuk   
    then    then    he.went.upriver    string    one.pack-load    a.little.string    so    which.he.will.string.it.with    the.dentalium.shells   
    And he went upriver; the string was in a single pack, the little string, that which he was going to string the money with.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  2. xás    íp    táay    áan    usáanvutihat    káruma    vaa    íp    uvúpareeshat    pamúspuk   
    then    PAST    much    string    he.was.carrying.it    in.fact    that    PAST    he.was.going.to.string.his.money.with.it    his.money   
    He was carrying a lot of thread, that's what he was going to string his money with.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text