Ararahih'urípih
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ivaxráhish / ivaxráhishrih- to drain downward

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lexicon ID #3453 | revised Feb 28 2015

ivaxráhish / ivaxráhishrih- • V • to drain downward

Derivation:  iváxrah-ish  (= im-axrah-ish)
be.dry-down  (= DENOM dead.tree-down)

  • púyava xás tuvaxráhish, xás takun'akíchiip. Then (the acorn flour) dried (i.e., the water drained out of it), then they picked it up. [Reference: WB T73.16]
  • yánava tupivaxráhishriheen pa'íshaha, pakáan u'uum. He saw that the water dried up when he arrived there. [Reference: KM 14.21]

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  1. púyava xás tuvaxráhish.
    Then it dried.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text