Ararahih'urípih
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íitshur / íitshuru- to leave ; to abandon

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1714 | revised Oct 31 2014

íitshur / íitshuru- • V • to leave ; to abandon

Derivation:  iit-sur
iit-off

Source: WB 758, p.353; KT 135b.12

  • peefmâarahaak xáyfaat ík asxay'áhup íyuunkirihti, ayu'âach pamihrooha'îin i'iitsúreeshap. When you get married, you mustn't put green wood in the fire, because your wife will leave you. [Reference: KV]
  • kári xás vaa vúra káan takun'íitshur pamukúntur. And they leave their basket-loads there. [Reference: WB 15: Coyote As Lawmaker 013]

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  1. kári xás vaa vúra káan tá kun'íitshur pamukúntur."
    And they leave their basket-loads there."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text

  2. kári xás upíip pa'asiktávaan " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri xáat káru tá kun'íitshur, víriva vúra upmáheesh paninipákuriha mûuk.
    And the woman said, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) may also become abandoned, (but) she will find (her sweetheart) again by means of my song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text