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mâaka a little uphill
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lexicon ID #4139 | revised Jul 21 2014
mâaka • ADV • a little uphill
Source: WB 953.18, p.365
- ta'ítam yítha pamusvírik mûuk mâaka u'iik, thivrihvasúruk. So one struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 020]
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xás mâaka u-thívruuhripaa then little.uphill 3s(>3)-float.toward.shore He floated up on land. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textta'ítam yítha pa-mu-svírik mûuk mâaka u-'iik thivrihva-súruk so one the-3sPOSS-elbow with.(by.means.of) little.uphill 3s(>3)-hit wall.board-under So one struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textmâaka kíxumnipaa-k asimváram t-óo kyâa-heen pa-keechxâach little.uphill corner.of.house.pit-Locative bed PERF-3s(>3) make-ANT the-widow.(old) In the uphill corner the widow had made a bed. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textpa-mâaka ná-paathripaa-haak xáat vaa kári naní-'aramah ihrôoha NOMZ-little.uphill 2s/3s>1s-throw.inland-when may so then 1sPOSS-child wife If you throw me into (the corner) uphill, let my child be (your) wife." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textxáyva âanxus pa-keechxâach mâaka u-paathrípaa by.luck weasel the-widow.(old) little.uphill 3s(>3)-throw.inland By luck Weasel threw the widow into (the corner) uphill. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textpúyava xás mâaka t-óo skúruhripaa you.see then little.uphill PERF-3s(>3) carry.fish.ashore Then he carried it ashore. Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full textmâaka tá kun-pakúriihvu-naa little.uphill PERF 3pl(>3s)-sing.songs-PL Further uphill, they sang. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text