Ararahih'urípih
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ishkáakar / ishkáakara- to jump into water

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lexicon ID #2982 | revised Dec 08 2014

ishkáakar / ishkáakara- • V • to jump into water

Derivation:  ishkak-kar
jump-into.water

  • saamvárook tóoskaakar. He jumped in the creek. [Reference: KV]
  • kári xás sáruk úuth úskaakar. And he jumped into the river downhill. [Reference: WB 11: Coyote as Doctor 033]

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  1. kári xás sáruk úuth úskaakar.
    And he jumped into the river downhill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  2. pa'ápsuun ithyáruk kuníshkaakaraanik, xás paaxíich tá kun'áathva, xás kuníhmar.
    The snakes have jumped across, and the children are afraid, and they ran.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text