Ararahih'urípih
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kunih- to shoot

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3982 | revised Nov 17 2014

kunih- • V • to shoot

Derivatives (16; show derivatives)

Source: WB 922, p.363

Note: Bound stem, used with directional suffixes. Cf. akuníhraam 'shooting place', akuníhvaan 'shooter'.

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  1. xás ta'ítam kunkunihúraanaheen pá'aan.
    And so they shot the string up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  2. pihnêefich upíip " naa píshiip paniní'aan á' kiikuníhuraa."
    Coyote said, "Shoot my string up first!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  3. xás chavúra koovúra kunkuníhuraa.
    And finally they shot them all up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  4. xás pa'avansatinihyâach upíip " chími naa paniní'aan kiikuníhuraa."
    Then the little flat man said, "Shoot my string up!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  5. xáyfaat kukuníhuraa."
    Don't shoot it up!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  6. xás ta'ítam kunkuníhuraaheen.
    But then they shot it up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  7. kári xasík nukuníhuraavish."
    Then we can shoot it up."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  8. kári xás pihnêefich mú'aan píshiich kunkuníhuraa.
    And they shot Coyote's string up first.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  9. koovúra paxáh tá kunkuníhuraa pamukún'aan.
    All the spiders shot up their string.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  10. ta'ítam kunkuníhuraaheen.
    So they shot it up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  11. chítik vúra tá itroopatishamnihasúpaa tá kunkúnih kári xás tupihyárihish.
    Finally they had done target-shooting for nine days, and then (the priest) stood still (the priest remains standing all night).
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text