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tururípaa to hook out (with a stick)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6148 | revised Nov 13 2015
tururípaa • V • to hook out (with a stick)
| Derivation: | turu-rípaa |
| handle.with.implement-toward.land |
Note: Cf. -ripaa 'toward land', -va ~ -n 'pl. action' (G751)
- pihnêefich vúra tutururípan. Coyote hooked (birds) out (of the fire, with a stick). (pl. action) [Reference: KS31. Coyote Calls Birds 038]
- kíri nutúruripan pa'áhup. Let's hook out the wood (from water)! [Reference: WB T3.97]
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víri vaa kunkupítih,
pa'asiktávaansa kunxúti "
kíri nutururípan pa'áhup."
They were doing that, the women were trying to hook out the sticks.Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text