Ararahih'urípih
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úuthkam seaward ; toward Crescent City

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. xás   úuth   u-piytúykaan-va   -yuux   uknamxánahich   -'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 text
  2. kúna   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 text
  3. pa-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 text
  4. púyava   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