Ararahih'urípih
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ithvíripiithva / ithvirípiithvu- (pl.) to run around

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lexicon ID #3307 | revised Feb 12 2015

ithvíripiithva / ithvirípiithvu- • V • (pl.) to run around

Derivation:  ithvip-piithva  (= ithvip-pith-va)
(two).run-around  (= (two).run-here.and.there?-PL.ACT)

  • xás pa'ávansas uumkun yúruk ník takunithvirípiithva, xás puvúra fâat tamáhap. So the men ran around for a while downriver, but they didn't find anything. [Reference: WB T6.74]

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  1. xás pa'ávansas uumkun yúruk ník tá kunithvirípiithva, xás puvúra fâat tá máhap.
    And the men ran around downriver, and they didn't see anything.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text