Ararahih'urípih
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párihish / párihishrih- to be transformed

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lexicon ID #4570 | revised Oct 31 2014

párihish / párihishrih- • V • to be transformed

  • vaa vúra káan pirishkâarim upárihishrihanik. She turned into grizzly bear there. [Reference: JPH-JF FS_05_A'iknêechhan, fn. 67.]
  • xás uum asaxvuhpihnîich káru paaxíitichas, uum ataynamtunvêech kunpárihish. And Old Man Turtle and his children, they were transformed into the Pleiades ("little stars"). [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 082]

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  1. káru pa'axíitichas uum ataynamtunvêech kunpárihish.
    And the children turned into the Pleiades.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. apsunmunukich xas upárihishrihanik vaa vura kaan, asivsúruk utápichkaanik.
    Then he turned into apsunmunukich (snake species) right there, he went in under the overhanging rocks.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  3. xás uum vúra váa póokfuukraanik pirishkâarim upárihishrihanik.
    And when he climbed up slope he was metamorphosed into the grizzly bear.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  4. kári xás upiip, " sah'ahupyâamach kanpárihish."
    And he said, "Let me turn into a pretty piece of driftwood!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  5. kári xás sah'ahupyâamach vaa upárihish.
    And he turned into a pretty piece of driftwood.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. xás pihnêefich uxús " chími ahupyâamach kanpárihish.
    And Coyote thought, "Let me become a pretty stick!
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  7. xás tóo píip " ahupyâamach kanpárihish.
    And he said, "Let me become a pretty stick.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  8. " ahupyâamach vúra nipárihishrih."
    (He said), "Let me turn into a pretty stick."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  9. áraar tóo párihish, uum vúra tóo párihish.
    He turned back into a person, he turned back into himself.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  10. xás upíip " chími yíth kanpárihish.
    And he said, "Let me turn into someone else!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  11. yaas'arah'ávansa kanpárihish.
    Let me turn into a rich man!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  12. víri poopítithun yánava pamukústaan asaxyípit tóo párihish.
    When she looked around, she saw her sister had turned to quartz.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  13. xás sâamvanihich pamukunchíshii vaa káru asaxyípit tóo párihish.
    And a little downhill, their dog had turned to quartz.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  14. kári xás vaa káan asaxyípit upárihish.
    Then she turned to quartz there.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text