Ararahih'urípih
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ífapva / ífapvu- to pick up

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1461 | revised Oct 31 2014

ífapva / ífapvu- V • to pick up

Derivative (1)
atay'ifápvaanich "type of salmon, similar to nûurit."

Source: WB 402, p.335

  • tîi matêe kóomahich kan'ífapvi paxathímtas. Let me pick up a few roasted grasshoppers for a moment! [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 034]


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  1. xás uxúti " tîi matée kóomahich kan'ífapvi paxathímtas.
    And he thought, "Let me pick up a few roasted grasshoppers for a moment!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  2. hínupa chími u'ífapveesh.
    He was going to pick them up.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text