Ararahih'urípih
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ivíitshur / ivíitshuru- to pull off

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lexicon ID #3456 | revised Aug 27 2015

ivíitshur / ivíitshuru- • V • to pull off

Derivation:  ivit-sur
detach-off

  • xás pa'antunvêech kun'ivitshúrooti víri vaa u'ífikti. And when people pulled off the little strings, he was picking them up. [Reference: WB T8.9]
  • hínupa vaa chími u'ivitshuróovish pamuyáfus. (Robin) was pecking (the berries) off of her dress. [Reference: KM 9.35]

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  1. xás pa'aantunvêech kun'ivitshurooti víri vaa u'ífiktih.
    And when they picked off the little strings, he was picking them up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text