Ararahih'urípih
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vápathuk to come around

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6431 | revised Nov 17 2015

vápathuk • V • to come around

Literally: 'go around this way'

Derivation:  vápath-uk  (= va-path-uk)
go.around-to.here  (= 3sPOSS-around-to.here)

  • kári xás ikrírihak nivápathuk. And then I came around on the steep side. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 020]

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  1. kári xás ikrírihak nivápathuk.
    Then I went around to the steep side.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text