Ararahih'urípih
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ikvíripraa to run up from uphill; to run up from downriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2204 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikvíripraa • V • to run up from uphill; to run up from downriver

Derivation:  ikvip-raa
run-here

  • sáruk niyvúrunih xás áavkam ni'árihish, xás máruk upikvíripraa. I chased it downhill and ran ahead of it, and it ran back uphill. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 006]
  • xás upikvíripraa pa'asiktávaan. Then the woman ran back up. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 219]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. sáruk   ni-yvúrunih   xás   áavkam   ni-'áapish   xás   máruk   u-p-ikvíripraa  
    downhill   1s(>3)-chase.away.downhill   then   ahead   1s(>3)-   then   uphill   3s(>3)-ITER-run.up.from.downhill  
    I followed him down hill at a run. I headed him off and he ran back up hill.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. víri   vaa   kúth   sâam   u-saamnúpu-tih   káru   vaa   kúth   áama   u-kvíripraa-tih  
    so   that   because.of   little.downhill   3s(>3)-flow.downstream.from.here-DUR   also   that   because.of   salmon   3s(>3)-run.up.from.downhill-DUR  
    That's why (the water) flows downstream, and that's why salmon run up the river.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  3. yánava   t-óo   kvíripraa  
    visible   PERF-3s(>3)   run.up.from.downhill  
    She saw him run upriverward.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text