Ararahih'urípih
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xúriphiroov / xúriphiroovu- to make vertical stripes around

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lexicon ID #6931 | revised Feb 04 2016

xúriphiroov / xúriphiroovu- • V • to make vertical stripes around

Derivation:  xúripha-roov  (= xúrip-a-ha-roov)
make.vertical.stripe-upriverward.from.here  (= xúrip-DEVERB-DENOM-upriverward.from.here)

  • xás arava'ávahkam tanipxúriphiroov, kuyrákyaan tanipxúriphiroov. Then I make vertical stripes around on top of the three-strand twining, I make vertical stripes three times around. [Reference: TK 119.12]
  • xás kúkuum tanixúripha, píith tanixúriphiroon. And I make vertical stripes again, I make vertical stripes around four times. [Reference: TK 120.24]