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úuthkam seaward ; toward Crescent City
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lexicon ID #6339 | revised Jul 22 2014
úuthkam • N • seaward ; toward Crescent City
Derivative (1)
uchkamtîimich "placename near Katimin"
Source: JPH ethno ?:350
Note: Also úuthkamkam 'mountains on the Crescent City side'.
- kunímuusti axchaytunvêechas, mukún'uuthkam tupihívriin. The little ground squirrels watched him, he danced back and forth in front of them. [Reference: WB T46.7]
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xás úuth u-piytúykaan-va pá-yuux uknamxánahich mú-'uuthkam víri vaa kumá'ii pa-kêech u-sirishkíra-hi-tih then out.to.water 3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT the-dirt placename 3sPOSS-seaward so so because.of the-big 3s(>3)-river.bar-DENOM-DUR And he kicked the dirt out in the river, out from uknamxánahich, that's why there's a big bar (there). Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkúna nuu yaas'arará-'uuthkam kích nu-'iru-kúunpiithvu-tih-eesh in.addition we humankind-seaward only 1pl(>3)-PL-sit.around-DUR-FUT But we will be sitting around only in front of rich people." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textpa-mu-hrôoha káru pa-mu-túnviiv pa-t-u-vuhvúhi-naa-haak yaas'arará-'uuthkam kun-chivít-ahi-tih the-3sPOSS-wife also the-3sPOSS-children NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-do.jump.dance-PL-when humankind-seaward 3pl(>3s)-line.up-ESS-DUR (But) his wife and his children, when there is a deerskin dance, are lined up in front of rich people. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textpúyava kun-'áraarahi-tih kun-ímuus-ti axchaytunvêech-as mukún-uuthkam t-u-píhivriin you.see 3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR 3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR little.ground-squirrels-PL 3plPOSS-seaward PERF-3s(>3)-dance.back.and.forth So they sat, the little ground squirrels watched him, he danced back and forth in front of them Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text