Ararahih'urípih
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íshavsip / íshavsipriv- to pay as a fee to (a doctor)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2953 | revised Dec 19 2014

íshavsip / íshavsipriv- • V • to pay as a fee to (a doctor)

Derivation:  íshav-sip
íshav-up

Derivative (1)
íshavsip "doctor's fee"

Source: DeA & F 3: Bluejay as Doctor 003

  • sunyíthih kun'íshavsip. They paid his fee with chinquapin nuts. [Reference: WB file]
  • pa'apxantínihich vêetak kunivyíhuk vaa káru itráhyar ishpuk vúra takun'íshavsip. After the whites came, they started to pay him a $10 fee. [Reference: TK 231.21]

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  1. sunyíthih kun'íshavsiprimtih.
    They always paid him with chestnuts.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. sunyíthih kun'íshavsiprimti sunyithih'ásar.
    They paid him with chestnuts, a panful of chestnuts.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  3. uum táay musunyithih'ásar ushavsiprinahi.
    He was paid much chestnut mush for treating him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. kúkuum tá kunpíshavsip xúrish, athithxuntápan, úus, koovúra kuma'ávaha.
    They would pay her fee repeatedly with shelled acorns, hazel nuts, pine nuts, all kinds of food.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  5. púyava patóo xus, " miník kóo ník patá kana'íshavsip," púyava kári xás tu'aráriihkanha.
    Then when she thought they had paid her enough in fees, then (the patient) would get well.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  6. xás upiip, " áchpuus kanapíshavsiiprini."
    And she said, "Pay my fee with 'áchpuus."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  7. sunyíthi tá kun'íshavsip kachakâach.
    They paid Blue Jay her fee with chinquapin nuts.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  8. áchpuus kanapíshaavsiprinih.
    Pay me my fee with áchpuus.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

  9. áchpuus kanapíshaavsiprinih.
    Pay me my fee with áchpuus.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  10. áchpuus kanapíshaavsiprinih.
    Pay me my fee with áchpuus.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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