Ararahih'urípih
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irikiríkiha / irikiríkihi- to be the sound of footsteps

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2907 | revised Aug 07 2015

irikiríkiha / irikiríkihi- • V • to be the sound of footsteps

Source: WB 682, p.349

Note: Initial /i/ is lost after prefixal vowels.

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  1. îifiti tá xánahishich chími axmay urikirikiha.
    A while afterwards all at once there was a sound of people walking.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  2. káan ník chirikiríkih."
    There was the sound of footsteps there."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text