Ararahih'urípih
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ivyíihroov / ivyíihroovu- (pl.) to go upriver

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lexicon ID #3493 | revised Feb 18 2015

ivyíihroov / ivyíihroovu- • V • (pl.) to go upriver

Derivation:  ivyih-roov
go.(pl.)-upriverward.from.here

Source: JPH ethno ?:280

  • káruk takunívyiihroov. They've gone upriver. [Reference: KV]

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  1. xás   u-p-íkvaatsip   xás   kun-pá-vyiihroov  
    then   3s(>3)-ITER-put.on.shoulder   then   3pl(>3s)-ITER-go.upriver.(pl.)  
    And he picked it up, and they went upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text