Ararahih'urípih
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ithyúrurupuk to drag out

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3374 | revised Feb 17 2015

ithyúrurupuk • V • to drag out

Derivation:  ithyur-rúpuk
drag-outdoors

  • púyava takunpiykáravar, eeráriivak takunithyúrurupuk. So they finished killing (the bear), they dragged it out of its den. [Reference: WB 71.15]
  • chavúra pâanpay vúra vaa kóo tah, pávaa káan nithyúrurupukeesh. Finally after a while it was (big) enough, so that I could drag it out there. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 039]

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  1. chavúra pâanpay vúra vaa kóo tah pavaa káan nithyúrurupukeesh.
    After a while it was big enough that I could pull one out.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. xás ta'itam kúkuum pûuvishak nisaanámniheen kúkuum vúra yítha nithyúrurupuk
    I put him in the sack with the rest. Then I dragged out another one.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  3. yánava kári vúra sú kári xas vaa kúna nithyúrurupuk táma ikrívki papihnêefichtunvêechas
    And there was one more still inside. Then I pulled out that one too. There they were, six little coyotes!
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  4. púyava tá kunpiykáravar, eeráriivak kunithyúrurupuk.
    They finished killing it, they dragged it out of the den.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text