Ararahih'urípih
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kitaxríharaha / kitaxríharahi- to be unfaithful to one's spouse

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3880 | revised Jul 23 2015

kitaxríharaha / kitaxríharahi- • V • to be unfaithful to one's spouse

Derivation:  kitaxríhar-ha  (= kitáxrih-ar-ha)
dangerous.spirit-DENOM  (= wing-having-DENOM)

Source: WB 891.2.1, p.361

  • apsunmúnukich ukitaxríharahiti, ith'aran'ihrôoha xákaan kun'ásimti. Racer snake was an adulterer, he was sleeping with another man's wife. [Reference: WB T39.1]

Sentence examples (6)


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  1. apsunmúnukich ukitaxríharahitih.
    Western Yellow-Bellied Racer (a snake) was being unfaithful to his wife.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  2. káruma uum ukitaxríharahitih.
    (But) the fact was, she was being unfaithful.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  3. kári xás " ii!" xás upiip, " vúra ník pukín'aapunmeeshap, panukitaxríharahitih."
    Then (hearing someone coming) he said, "Oh, they mustn't know that we're being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  4. xás kári " ee!" kári xás kunpiip, " uum apsunmúnukich tukitaxríharahitih."
    And (people) said, "Oh, Racer is being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  5. tá kun'áapunma pookitaxríharahitih.
    They found out that he was being unfaithful.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  6. kári xás apsunmúnukich upiip, " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak, víri pa'asiktávaan vaa ukupítihaak, ukitaxríharahitihaak, xáat káru uxúti ' vúra pu'aapúnmeeshap,' víri vaa vúra kun'áapunmeesh."
    Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text