Ararahih'urípih
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ishyúunkiv to pull, pull off, to remove

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3185 | revised Feb 16 2015

ishyúunkiv • V • to pull, pull off, to remove

Derivation:  ishyuun-kiv
pull-out.through

Source: WB 745, p.352

  • víri póosyuunkiv pamu'úhraam, chimaxmáy axíich úxrar. And when he pulled out his pipe, he heard a baby cry. [Reference: TK 261.38]
  • kári pamutêenva tóosyuunkiv. Then she pulled off her earrings. [Reference: WB 19: The Perils of Weasel 2:005]

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  1. púyava patóo xus " tá kanachífich," kári pamutêenva tóo syuunkiv.
    And when she thought, "I've been beaten," then she pulled off her earrings.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  2. kári xás pamutêenva úsyuunkiv.
    And she pulled off her earring.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  3. ápap kúna úsyuunkiv.
    She pulled off (the earring) on the other side.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text