Ararahih'urípih
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píshunva / píshunvu- to put away, to hide, to bury

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5000 | revised Oct 31 2014

píshunva / píshunvu- • V • to put away, to hide, to bury

Derivative (1)
aspishúnvaan "mountain beaver"

  • vaa vúra kích mûuk kunkíshapti, xás takunpíshunva. That's all they tie (tobacco stems) up with, then they put them away. [Reference: TK 96.4]
  • xás vaa káan upishunvavâananik. And she buried herself there. [Reference: KT 148.23]

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  1. kári xás kunpiip, " púra kára vúra áama aamtíheeshara, yúkun tá nupíshunva pa'áama."
    And they said, "Nobody will eat salmon, we have hidden the salmon."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  2. tá nukíshap paxávish, máruk ahváraak tá nupíshunva.
    (Then) we tied up the syringa, we hid it in a hollow tree uphill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text