Ararahih'urípih
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víitraa to paddle up from downriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6538 | revised Jan 21 2016

víitraa • V • to paddle up from downriver

Derivation:  vit-raa
paddle-here

  • xás ta'ítam kunípviitraaheen. Then they paddled back up from downriver. [Reference: WB T4.162]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. xás   ta'ítam   kun-íp-viitraa-heen  
    then   so   3pl(>3s)-ITER-paddle.up.from.downriver-ANT  
    So then they paddled up from downriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. xás   kúkuum   vúra   kun-íp-viitraa  
    then   again   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-ITER-paddle.up.from.downriver  
    Then they paddled upriver again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   vúra   kun-íp-viitraa  
    then   then   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-ITER-paddle.up.from.downriver  
    So they paddled upriver again.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text