Ararahih'urípih
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kúkurih to stoop down

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3968 | revised Jun 26 2015

kúkurih V • to stoop down

Source: WB 915, p.358

  • kári xás ta'ítam ukúkuriheen, vúra uum xára pookúkurih pa'íshaha. And so (Coyote) stooped down, he stooped down to the water a long time. [Reference: WB T1.77-8]
  • víri pookúkurih chímiva úuth úkyiimkar. When he stooped down, he suddenly fell in. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 089]


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  1. kári xás ta'ítam ukúkuriheen.
    And then he stooped down to the water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  2. vúra uum xára pookúkuri pa'íshaha, tu'ísh taay.
    He stooped down to the water for a long time, he drank a lot.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  3. kári xás ishkéesh'aachip ta'ítam ukúkuriheen.
    And in the middle of the river he stooped down to the water.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  4. víri pookúkurih chímiva úuth úkyiimkar.
    When he stooped down, he suddenly fell in.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  5. kári xás ukúkurih.
    And he stooped down to it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  6. kári xás ukúkurih.
    And he stooped down to it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  7. kári xás ukúkurih.
    And he stooped down to the water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text