Ararahih'urípih
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ishxáxaripaa to tear out

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3169 | revised Feb 10 2015

ishxáxaripaa • V • to tear out

Derivation:  ishxax-rípaa
be.smashed-toward.land

  • kári xás usxáxaripaa pathiivrîihvar, kári xás pa'íshaha uvuuníshuk. And he tore out the wall-boards, and the water flowed out. [Reference: WB T17.40]

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  1. kári xás usxáxaripaa pathivrîihvar.
    And he tore out the wall-boards.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text