Ararahih'urípih
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vítish / vítishrih- to beach (a boat); to land

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6591 | revised Jan 14 2016

vítish / vítishrih- • V • to beach (a boat); to land

Derivation:  vit-ish
paddle-down

Source: WB 1558.1, p.395

  • vúra taay pápaah takunvitíshriihva. A lot of boats were beached. [Reference: WB T57.29]

Sentence examples (9)


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  1. axmáy vúra kunvítish.
    Suddenly they paddled to shore.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. chavúra axmáy vúra kunvítish.
    Finally they suddenly paddled to shore.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  3. vúra taay pápaa tá kunvitíshriihva.
    A lot of boats were beached.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  4. yúruk pápaah tá kunvitíshriihvaheen.
    Downriver they had beached the boats.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. xás uvítish.
    Then he beached his boat.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  6. káruk tá kunvitíshriihvaheen.
    (The others) had beached their boats upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  7. xás pakunipvítish upiip, " naa vúra nipíkvaatsipreevish, pananípaah."
    And when he had beached his boat again, he said, "I'll pick up my boat."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  8. kári xás ta'ítam kinvítivrikaheen, ithyárukirum kinvítish.
    And someone rowed to meet them and landed them on the other shore.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  9. víri pápaa tá kunipvítish.
    They beached their boats.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text