Ararahih'urípih
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ipthith to finish weaving

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2845 | revised Mar 08 2005

ipthith • V • to finish weaving

Source: WB 672, p.349

  • hâari káru vúra á' uhyárih, pachími upthítheeshahaak. Sometimes they even stand up, when they are about to finish weaving (a storage basket). [Reference: TK 97.26]

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  1. chavúra puharíxay naa neepthíthhara.
    But I never finish it.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  2. puharíxay ipthíitheeshara, vaa vúra teekyâasip.
    You'll never finish it, you just start it.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. My mother used to tell me, pafâat ixuti kíri nivik, ipthíithi, otherwise you never will.
    My mother used to tell me, whatever you want to weave, finish it, otherwise you never will.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. mâa yáxa vaa puxay íim pu'ipthíithtihara, vaa vúra tipáchish.
    You see, you don't finish it, you just throw it away.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  5. ooh, chí pay kanípthiithtih.
    “Oh, I'm going to finish it.”
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  6. xas axákyaan upvíikroov, ta'ítam upthíthaheen.
    And she wove around twice, then she finished it
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  7. " chêech ík vúra kupthítheesh."
    "You must finish weaving quickly."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  8. xás chêech kunípthith.
    And they quickly finished weaving.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  9. nuu tá núpthith panunúpxaan."
    We've finished weaving our caps."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  10. xás xuntápan kunipêer " hûut iim u'íinati kúth papu'ipthíthaheen pamípxaan."
    And they said to Tan Oak Acorn, "What's the matter with you that you didn't finish weaving your cap?"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  11. kári xás patóo pthith, kári xás upiip, " tá nípthith."
    And when she finished weaving, then she said, "I've finished weaving."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  12. kári xás pakunípthith kári xás axváha kuniyvúruk.
    And when they finished weaving, they smeared it with pitch.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full text