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úkraam lake, pond, reservoir
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lexicon ID #6222 | revised Nov 17 2015
úkraam • N • lake, pond, reservoir
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Source: WB 1483, p.391
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kári xás kun-íthvuy pa-'úkraam yítha káru uum u-pí-tih vaa kuma-'úkraam ni-p-ikvêeshrih-eesh then then 3pl(>3s)-be.named the-lake one also 3.SG 3s(>3)-say-DUR that 3sPOSS-lake 1s(>3)-ITER-spend.night-FUT And they named the ponds, and (each) one said, "I will camp at that pond." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textxás kaanvári kun-ihmárava yánava ukrám-kaam u-'íithra then in.that.direction 3pl(>3s)-run.to.there.(pl.) visible lake-large 3s(>3)-lie.(liquid) Then they ran there, they saw a big lake lying. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás u-'iipkúri p-óokraam then then 3s(>3)-dive the-lake And he dived into the lake. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás kun-piip maruk'áraar vaa káan úknam-tiimich ú-krii then then 3pl(>3s)-say uphill.person so there lake-very.edge 3s(>3)-live And they said, "A giant is staying there at the edge of the lake. Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textkári xás u-thítiv y-óo chrívchav pá-'aas pa-'úkraam pa-kun-páathkuri pa-mu-típah then then 3s(>3)-hear visible-3s(>3) splash the-water the-lake NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-throw.into the-3sPOSS-brother Then he heard it, he saw the water splash in the lake, when (the giant) threw his brother in. Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textkári xás u-páchish pa-maruk'áraar ukráam u-paathkúrih then then 3s(>3)-throw.down the-uphill.person lake 3s(>3)-throw.into Then he threw the giant down, he threw him in the lake. Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textpúya-va pa-t-u-súpaah-aak púya-va ukráam kúuk tá kun-ihmárava tá kun-páatvu-naa pa-'ávans-as and.so-so NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-become.day-when and.so-so lake to.there PERF 3pl(>3s)-run.to.there.(pl.) PERF 3pl(>3s)-bathe-PL the-man-PL When day came, they went to a pond, the men bathed. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text