Ararahih'urípih
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imship to cool off; (fire) to be extinguished

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2498 | revised Dec 19 2014

imship V • to cool off; (fire) to be extinguished

Derivatives (3)
ahéemshiipar "widower"
imshípish "to cool down"
imyahéemshiipar "widower"

Source: WB 593, p.345

Note: Cf. íship 'to extinguish'.

  • patóomsip, yíth kúna toopturukúrihva. If it cools off, he puts in another hot stone. [Reference: KV]
  • púyava chavúra úmsip pamu'afupchúrax. So finally his anus was extinguished. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 056]


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  1. púyava chavúra úmsip pamu'afupchúrax.
    So finally his anus was extinguished.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  2. xás úmsip pá'aah.
    Then the fire went out.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  3. xás ta'ítam koovúra pá'aah kunímshiipva ôokninay.
    And so all the fire went out around here.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  4. xás paka'má'ninay pá'aah koovúra úmsiipvunaa.
    Then all the fire went out in the upriver mountains.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  5. ta'ítam umsípaheen pá'aah.
    And Fire went out.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
  6. víri vaa kumá'ii payêem íshaha, xás vúra kumá'ii úmsiipti aah.
    For that reason it's water now, that's why it puts out fire.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
  7. kári xás tá kuntaxíshxish patóo msip.
    And they scraped it when it was cool.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text