Ararahih'urípih
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ikvíriproov / ikvíriiproovu- to run upriver from here

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2208 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikvíriproov / ikvíriiproovu- • V • to run upriver from here

Derivation:  ikvip-roov
run-upriverward.from.here

  • astíip tookvíriproov. He ran off up the riverbank. [Reference: KV]
  • hinupáy uum ithyáruk tookvíriproov. There he ran upriverward across-river. [Reference: WB 11: Coyote as Doctor 049]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. hínu páy   uum   ithyáruk   t-óo   kvíriproov   káruma   uum   kun-xú-tih   t-óo   síinvar  
    surprise   3.SG   across   PERF-3s(>3)   run.upriver.from.here   in.fact   3.SG   3pl(>3s)-think-DUR   PERF-3s(>3)   drown  
    There he ran upriverward across-river; the fact was, they thought he had drowned.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  2. xás   u-p-ikvíriproov  
    then   3s(>3)-ITER-run.upriver.from.here  
    Then she ran back upriver.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. xás   u-p-ikvíriproov  
    then   3s(>3)-ITER-run.upriver.from.here  
    So he ran back upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text