Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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vúunfak / vúunfaku- to flow down from uphill

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6699 | revised Jan 22 2016

vúunfak / vúunfaku- • V • to flow down from uphill

Derivation:  vur-fak
flow-from.uphill

  • xás yánava pa'íshaha sáruk tuvúunfak. And he saw the water flowing down from uphill. [Reference: WB T4.77]

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  1. xás   yánava   pa-'íshaha   sáruk   t-u-vúunfak  
    then   visible   the-water   downhill   PERF-3s(>3)-flow.down.from.uphill  
    And he saw the water flowing away downhill.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. xás   pa-'íshaha   t-u-vúunfak  
    then   the-water   PERF-3s(>3)-flow.down.from.uphill  
    And the water flowed away downhill.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text