Ararahih'urípih
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tiishtîishha / tiishtîishhi- to skip (rocks) on the water

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lexicon ID #6054 | revised Nov 05 2015

tiishtîishha / tiishtîishhi- • V • to skip (rocks) on the water

Derivation:  tîish-RED-ha
tîish-REDUP-DENOM

Source: WB 1392, p.387

Note: Perh. equiv. to chiinchîinha.

  • púyava sáruk astíip takunivyíhish, kári xás takuntiishtíishha. So they went down to the riverbank, and they skipped (the coins) on the water. [Reference: WB T65.8]

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  1. kári xás tá kuntiishtîishha.
    And they skipped them on the water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text