Ararahih'urípih
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ípanich top; very edge

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2701 | revised Nov 17 2014

ípanich • N • top; very edge

Derivation:  ípan-ich
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Derivatives (2)
tuyship'ípanich "mountain-top"
tuyshipnee'ípanich "mountain peak"

  • xás sáruk ishkeesh'ípanich ukrívruuhma. And he rolled downhill to the edge of the river. [Reference: WB 10 Coyote Steals Fire 055]

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  1. xás asáxvu tuyship'ípanich ukrîish.
    And Turtle sat down on a mountain-top.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. xás asáxvuh tuyship'ípanich úkrii.
    And Turtle was sitting on a mountain-top.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  3. 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

  4. patuyshipnee'ípanich vaa uum káan saripkêemshas.
    There are bad hazel twigs there on the hilltop.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  5. patuyshipnee'ípanich vasárip vaa uum ipshûunkinichas káru úruhsas.
    The hazel twigs of the hilltop are short and stubby (lit., round).
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  6. nanítaat mít kin'ípeentihat, " tuyshipnee'ípanich uum saripkêemshas."
    My mother used to tell us, "They are bad hazel sticks on the hilltop."
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  7. xás pa'íshaha tu'irihshúroo tik'ípanich.
    The water is dripping off of the fingertips.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text