Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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imfip- to gather, to assemble

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2419 | revised Nov 17 2014

imfip- • V • to gather, to assemble

Derivatives (5)
imfíipshur "to come off (of a surface, as paint); to fade"
imfípish "to come together, to gather"
imfipishniháyaachha "to assemble from all over"
imfipishniháyavha "to assemble from all over"
imfípivrath "to gather in a sweathouse"

Source: WB 574, p.344

Note: Bound stem, occurring only with directional suffixes.

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  1. púyava tá kunimfipíshriihva paxus'úmaansa.
    So the 'doctors' assembled.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  2. panamníhmaam koovúra tá kunimfipíshriihva, peekxariya'ifápiitshas.
    All the spirit girls gathered back of Orleans.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  3. tá kunimfipíshriihva panamníhmaam.
    They gathered back of Orleans.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  4. víri peekxaréeyav tá kunimfipishniháyavha.
    The spirits gathered together.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  5. xás páyuux koovúra tóo mfiipshur, xás kári tá kunkôoha.
    And all the sand came off, and then they stopped.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text