Ararahih'urípih
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víitshur / víitshuru- to paddle away

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6543 | revised Jan 19 2016

víitshur / víitshuru- • V • to paddle away

Derivation:  vit-sur
paddle-off

  • kári xás ta'ítam kunípviitshuraheen. And so they paddled off. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 156]

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  1. kári xás ta'ítam kunípviitshuraheen.
    And so they paddled off.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. ta'ítam kunípviitshuraheen.
    So they paddled off.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. xás yáas kunvitshúrootih.
    And then they rowed away.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  4. kári xás uvíitshur.
    He rowed away.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. xás tá kunipvitshúroo.
    And they paddled away again.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  6. xás yáas uxus, " chími naa káru kanípviitshun."
    So then he thought, "Let me paddle away again too!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text