Ararahih'urípih
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ikríihva to fish with a set-net

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1977 | revised Dec 05 2014

ikríihva • V • to fish with a set-net

Derivation:  ikrih-va
fish-PL.ACT

Source: WB 485.5, p.338

  • úkriihvuti pihnêefich kóova pakun'áraarahitihanik. Coyote was fishing while the people were staying with him. [Reference: KT 152.16]

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  1. xás ta'ítam úkriihvaheen pasípnuuk, upakurîihvutih.
    Then the storage basket fished, it was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  2. kâam kiimúsan póokriihvutihirak."
    Go look upriver where he's fishing."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  3. yánava káan úkriihvutih, upakurîihvutih.
    They saw him there fishing, he was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  4. xás yúruk pakunpávyiihma tá kunpiip, " uum vúra pihnêefich kâam úkriihvutih, upakurîihvutih.
    And when they got back downriver, they said, "It's Coyote upriver fishing, he's singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  5. xás kunpíip " uum pihnêefich pathivtaaptíhan, pu'uumhára peekriihvútihan.
    And they said, "It's Coyote who's dancing, it's not him that's fishing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  6. yánava káan ára úkriihvutih.
    They saw a man fishing there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  7. xás vaa káan kuníkriihva, táay kuníykar pa'áama.
    And they fished there, they caught a lot of fish.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  8. pa'áraar uum pa'áama ukupéekriihvahitih.
    The Indians fished for salmon in a certain way.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  9. púyava pakuníkriihvuti vaa káan kunkûuntako peemvirak'ípan.
    So when they fished, they sat there on top of the fishing platform.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text