Ararahih'urípih
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axaychákish / axaychákishrih- to grab, seize, catch

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #896 | revised Oct 31 2014

axaychákish / axaychákishrih- • V • to grab, seize, catch

Derivation:  áxay-chak-ish
take.away-closing.up-down

Derivatives (4)
axaychakishríhan "police officer"
axaychakishríhkir "handle, as of a seed-beater"
axaychakishríhraam "jail"
axaychakishríhram "hand hole of a maul, "

Source: WB 221.1, p.327

  • kun'axaychakíshrihti. They 'hold hands', i.e. hold each other at beginning of shinny game (perh. shd be -íshriihti WB). [Reference: JPH mat 07:265]
  • kári xás axvâak ni'axaychákish, xás pûuvishak nithaanámnih. And then I grabbed it by the head, and I put it in a bag. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 009]

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  1. kári    xás    axvâak    ni'axaychákish    xás    pûuvishak    nisaanámnih   
    then    then    by.the.head    I.grab.him    then    in.a.bag    I.put.him.in.it   
    Then I grabbed him by the head and shoved him into a sack.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. Uxútih    Neexaychákisheesh    paxanchíifich   
    he.is.thinking    I.will.catch.him    the.frog   
    He (the boy) is thinking, "I'll catch the frog."
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  3. Uxútih    Neexaychákish    paxanchíifich   
    he.is.thinking    I.catch.him    the.frog   
    He's thinking, "I'll catch the frog."
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  4. Pa'avansáxiich    uxútih    Neexaychákisheesh    paxanchíifich   
    the.boy    he.is.thinking    I.will.catch.him    the.frog   
    The boy is thinking, "I'll catch the frog."
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  5. Púya if    vúra    uum    kâarim    xás    pamuchíshiih    xás    tuxaychákish   
    oh.my!    Intensive    3.SG    bad    then    his.dog    then    he.has.caught.him   
    Oh my, its really bad, he's caught his dog.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  6. víri    vaa    nixútih    kíri    ni'axaychákish   
    so    so    I.am.thinking    I.wish    I.catch.him   
    I am thinking, 'Let me catch him!'"
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  7. pamukúntiik    ishvít    kóo    aas    kun'áakkurihtih    pakun'axaychákishrihtih   
    their.hands    piece    as.much.as    water    they.were.putting.their.hands.into.water    when.they.were.grabbing.it   
    They put their hands halfway into the water, when they took hold of (the gunwales).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  8. kári    xás    u'axaychákish    pamupáthraam    u'axaychákish   
    then    then    he.grabbed.her    her.hair-club    he.grabbed.it   
    And he grabbed her, he grabbed her hair-club.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text