Ararahih'urípih
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ishkáakurih to jump into water

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2993 | revised Dec 08 2014

ishkáakurih • V • to jump into water

Derivation:  ishkak-kúrih
jump-into.water

  • ishkêeshak íp úskaakurihat. He jumped into the river. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (5)


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  1. nishkáakuriheesh.
    I am going to jump in the water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  2. naa nishkáakuriheesh.
    I am going to jump in the water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text

  3. xás áas úskaakurih.
    So he jumped into water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  4. xás úskaakurih.
    And he jumped in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  5. xás ishkêeshak úskaakurih, xás úkpuuhrin.
    And he jumped in the river, and he swam across.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text