Ararahih'urípih
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kûuntakiish / kûuntakiishrih- to sit down on

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lexicon ID #4083 | revised Oct 31 2014

kûuntakiish / kûuntakiishrih- • V • to sit down on

Note: Cf. kûur- (r/n), -tak(u) 'on top of' (G752.4), -ish(rih) 'down' (G752.3).

  • hâari káru vúra pa'avansáxiitichas vaa káan takunipkûuntakiish. Sometimes the boys also sit there on them (disk seats). [Reference: TK96.19]
  • vúra vaa úmuusti, vuraakira'ípan ukûuntakiishrih. He was looking at them, he had sat down at the top of the ladder. [Reference: WB T57.138]

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  1. vuraakira'ípan ukûuntakiishrih.
    He sat down on top of the ladder.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text