Ararahih'urípih
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íxupkish / íxupkiishrih- to lie against (pl.)

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lexicon ID #3537 | revised Feb 20 2015

íxupkish / íxupkiishrih- • V • to lie against (pl.)

Derivation:  íxupka-ish  (= íxup-ka-ish)
stick.onto-down  (= cover.(pl.)-to-down)

Source: WB 813.1, p.356

  • xás takráav xákararih kun'íxuupkiish. And (the Spirit Girls) lay against (Klamath Lakes Young Man) on each shoulder. [Reference: WB T51.52]

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  1. xás takráav xákarari kun'íxupkiish.
    And they lay against his shoulder.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text