Ararahih'urípih
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piykiríkir ladder

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5057 | revised Nov 09 2005

piykiríkir • N • ladder

Source: WB 1164, p.375

  • káru pamukunpiykiríkir vaa káru vúra athkúrit. And their ladder was fat too. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 129]

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  1. pananupiykiríkir tu'av."
    He ate our ladder."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  2. káru pamukunpiykiríkir vaa káru vúra athkúrit.
    And their ladder was fat too.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. chavúra koovúra utháfip, pamukunpiykiríkir vaa káru vúra utháfip.
    Finally he ate them all up, he ate their ladder up too.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text