Ararahih'urípih
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kíshapararim / kíshapararim- to tie up with

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3870 | revised Aug 03 2015

kíshapararim / kíshapararim- • V • to tie up with

Derivation:  kíshapar-riv  (= kíshap-ar-a-riv)
tie-string-at.rest  (= tie.in.a.bundle-INST-DEVERB-at.rest)

  • táhpuus ávahkam takunkíshaparariv, katasip'ávahkam. They tie (tobacco leaves) with fir needles on the outside, outside the bracken. [Reference: TK xxviii.34]

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  1. vaa káan sú' kunívyiihramnihanik, vaa uthivrúhuthunanik.
    (The people) got inside (the basket) there, they floated around that way.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full text