Ararahih'urípih
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ivyíhish / ivyíhishrih- (pl.) to get there

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3481 | revised Feb 18 2015

ivyíhish / ivyíhishrih- • V • (pl.) to get there

Derivation:  ivyih-ish
go.(pl.)-down

Source: WB 800.1, p.356

  • káan takunivyíhishrih, koovúra takun'ikákpiithva. They got there, they all jumped around. [Reference: WB T83.34]
  • vaa káan kunivyíhisrihanik pakunchúuphinaatihanik. They sat down there, talking. [Reference: TK 122.20]

Sentence examples (5)


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  1. xás káan xás kunchúuphinaa, váa káan âapun kunivyíhishrihanik pakunchúuphinaatihanik.
    And there they talked, and there they all sat down on the ground talking. They said: "What did we leave him there for in the sweathouse?"
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. ikmaháchraam tá kunpavyíhish.
    They went back to the sweathouse.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  3. xás kinipêer " chími kiivyíhish."
    And they were told, "Gather together."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  4. púyava sáruk astíip tá kunivyíhish.
    So they went down to the river bank.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text

  5. káan tá kunivyíhrishrih.
    They gathered there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text