Ararahih'urípih
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pishnákarishuk to take off (clothing)

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lexicon ID #4984 | revised Apr 26 2017

pishnákarishuk • V • to take off (clothing)

Derivation:  p-ishnákarishuk  (= p-ishnak-rishuk)
take.off.(clothes)  (= put.aside-out.of)

Source: WB 709.1, p.351

  • chími kiikpishnararíshuki pamikúnsaanva. You folks take off your clothes! [Reference: Richardson 1993:23]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. mívaas pishnákarishuk.
    Take your clothes off.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
    Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Play

  2. kiikpishnakaríshukva pamikúnsaanva!
    You guys take off your clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  3. kári xás pamúvaas upishnákarishuk.
    And he undid his blanket.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text