Ararahih'urípih
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ithyíimvarayva / ithyiimvárayvu- (two things) to float around in the air

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lexicon ID #3357 | revised Feb 17 2015

ithyíimvarayva / ithyiimvárayvu- • V • (two things) to float around in the air

Derivation:  ithyiv-várayva
fall.(pl.)-here.and.there

Source: WB 786, p.355

  • káru imáheesh áxak yuup úthyiimvarayveesh. And you will see a pair of eyes floating around (in a cave). [Reference: WB T58.14]

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  1. káru imáheesh áxak yuup úthyiimvarayveesh.
    And you will see two eyes float around.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text