Ararahih'urípih
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ikrívruh to roll (as a ball)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2036 | revised Dec 02 2014

ikrívruh • V • to roll (as a ball)

Derivatives (8)
ikrivrúhunih "to roll downhill from here"
ikrivrúhuthun "to roll here and there, to roll around"
ikrivrúhuvruk "a man's name"
ikrivrúuhma "to roll to"
ikrivrúuhraa "to roll up from downriver"
ikrivrúuhrup "to roll downriver from here"
ikrivrúuhsip "to start to roll"
ikrivrúuhsur "to roll away"

Source: WB 496, p.340

Note: Cf. inívruh- '(pl.) to roll'.

  • neepsharavrîiki nu'axaychákishrihi pookrívruuhti. Help me stop it from rolling! [Reference: KV]

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  1. xás âapun ukyívish, xás ukrivrúhuthun.
    And he fell to the ground, and he rolled about.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. xás vúra tusáyriihva, xás uváxiprishuk, xás âapun ukrivrúhuthun.
    Then (Coyote) was homesick, and he flopped out, and he rolled around on the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. xás kári vúra u'aachíchha, xás ukrivrúhuthun, úuth upiytúykaanva páyuux.
    Then he was happy, and he rolled around, and he kicked the dirt out into the river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  4. xás ta'ítam ukrívruuhsipreeheen.
    And so he started to roll.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  5. xás sáruk ishkeesh'ípanich ukrívruuhma.
    And he rolled downhill to the edge of the river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  6. yánava sáruk tóo krivrúuhnih.
    He saw her roll downhill.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  7. víriva kumá'ii kunípeenti " xúux mukrivruhvánamich."
    For that reason they call it "xuux's little rolling-place."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text

  8. tóo krivrúhuni sáruk papirishkâarim.
    Grizzly rolled downhill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  9. xás ukrívruuhsur.
    Then she rolled away.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text