Ararahih'urípih
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paríshriihva / paríshrîihvu- to twine, i.e. to make string by rolling iris fibers together

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4575 | revised Oct 31 2014

paríshriihva / paríshrîihvu- • V • to twine, i.e. to make string by rolling iris fibers together

Source: WB 1067, p.370

  • víri vaa kích kunkupítihanik pakunparíshriihvanaatihanik. That's what they were doing, making twine. [Reference: KS 41. Spider story 003]
  • kári xás uxúti, tîi kanparíshriihvi. And he thought, "Let me twine string!" [Reference: WB 01 Coyote's Journey 006]

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  1. kári xás uxútih, " tîi kanparíshriihvi.
    And he thought, "Let me twine string!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  2. xás vaa táay tuparíshriihva pá'aan.
    So he twined a lot of string.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  3. xás uparíshriihva antunvêech.
    And he twined little strings.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. ithéeshyav uparíshriihva.
    He twined a whole winter.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  5. achavúra ithá'iithva vaa kóo uparíshriihva.
    Finally he twined a whole pack.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  6. úma vaa ukúphaanik, pámitva ithéeshyav uparíshriihva antunvêech.
    That's what he had done, he twined little strings the previous winter.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  7. xás pihnêefich upíip " chími aan nuparíshriihvunaa."
    Then Coyote said, "Let's twine string!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  8. xás " koovúra paparishríhvaansa" upíip " ôok kiivyíhuki."
    And he said, "All twiners, come here!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  9. xás vaa uparishríihvutih.
    And he was twining that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  10. kári xás kunpiip, chimi nuparíshriihvi, chimi aan nukyav.
    And they said, "Let's twine, let's make string!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  11. xás pa'ávansa vaa kunparíshriihva pa'ápkaas.
    And the men twined the iris leaves into string.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text