Ararahih'urípih
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ithéeshyav all winter

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3246 | revised Feb 09 2015

ithéeshyav • ADV • all winter

Derivation:  yítha íshyaav
one winter

  • ithéeshyaav uparíshriihva. He twined strings for a whole winter. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 006]

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  1. xás vúrava ithéeshyav koovúra áhup tóo kyav.
    He gathered wood for the whole winter.
    Source: Vina Smith, Gathering wood (VS-47) | read full text
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  2. ithéeshyav uparíshriihva.
    He twined a whole winter.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. úma vaa ukúphaanik, pámitva ithéeshyav uparíshriihva antunvêech.
    That's what he had done, he twined little strings the previous winter.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text