Ararahih'urípih
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ikxurarahíram campsite, place to stay the night

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2300 | revised Dec 11 2014

ikxurarahíram • N • campsite, place to stay the night

Literally: 'evening-making place'

Derivation:  ikxúrar-ha-ram
evening-DENOM-place

Source: WB 553.2, p.343

  • yúruk ithivthaneen'ípan káan xás mukxurarahíram úkyav. He made his campsite there at the downriver end of the world. [Reference: T51.30]

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  1. yúruk   ithivthaneen'ípan   káan   xás   mu-kxurarahíram   ú-kyav  
    downriver   at.end.of.world   there   then   3sPOSS-campsite   3s(>3)-make  
    He made his camp at the downriver end of the world.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  2. káan   xás   u-xús   chími   ôok   ikxurarahíram   kan-íkyav  
    there   then   3s(>3)-think   soon   here   campsite   1s(>3)-make  
    There he thought, "Let me make camp here!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text