Ararahih'urípih
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ishnak / ishnáka- to put aside; to lift up

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3037 | revised Oct 31 2014

ishnak / ishnáka- V • to put aside; to lift up

Derivatives (3)
ishnákarishuk "to take off (clothes)"
ishnákasip "to push aside"
pishnákarishuk "to take off (clothing)"

Source: WB 709, p.351

  • chími kanishnâaki pamu'îin. Let me put aside his dam. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 207]


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  1. mívaas pishnákarishuk.
    Take your clothes off.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
    Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Play
  2. kiikpishnakaríshukva pamikúnsaanva!
    You guys take off your clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play
  3. kári xás pamúvaas upishnákarishuk.
    And he undid his blanket.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  4. kári xás úsnak pasípaam.
    And she pushed aside the mortar.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text