Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ishpáatsur / ishpáatsuru- to break (something) off

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3050 | revised Feb 03 2015

ishpáatsur / ishpáatsuru- • V • to break (something) off

Derivation:  ishpat-sur
be.broken-off

  • xás vaa uspáatsur pamúpsiih. Then he broke his leg off. [Reference: KS Crane 013]
  • ápap pamútraax takuníshpaatsur. They pulled off his arm on one side. [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 038]

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  1. ápap pamútraax tá kuníshpaatsur.
    They pulled off his arm on one side.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  2. ápap kúna pamútraax kuníshpaatsur.
    They pulled off his arm on the other side.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text