Ararahih'urípih
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ihrôohaha / ihrôohahi- (man) to marry (a woman)

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lexicon ID #1577 | revised Oct 31 2014

ihrôohaha / ihrôohahi- • V • (man) to marry (a woman)

Derivation:  ihrôoha-ha  (= ihruv-aha-a-ha)
wife-DENOM  (= use-ESS-DEVERB-DENOM)

Source: WB 425.1.2, p.336

  • yâamach toohrôohaha. He had a nice-looking wife. [Reference: KS Crane 047]
  • xás âanxus upiip, pamí'aramah nihrôohaheesh. And Weasel said, "I'm going to marry your child." [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 037]

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  1. xás âanxus upíip " pamí'arama nihrôohaheesh."
    And Weasel said, "I'm going to marry your child."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text