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vuunôov / vuunôovu- to flow upstream from here; to be an eddy
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6704 | revised Jan 22 2016
vuunôov / vuunôovu- • V • to flow upstream from here; to be an eddy
| Derivation: | vur-roov |
| flow-upriverward.from.here |
- kunpiip, xâatik ápap yúruk uvuunúpahiti, káru ápap káruk uvuunôovuti. (The spirit people) said, "Let (the river) flow downstream on one side, and flow upstream on the other side." [Reference: WB 15: Coyote As Lawmaker 001]
- víri uvuunôovutih. There was an eddy. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 100]
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víri u-vuunôovu-tih so 3s(>3)-flow.upstream.from.here-DUR There was an eddy. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkun-piip xâatik ápap yúruk u-vuunúpa-hi-tih káru ápap káruk u-vuunôovu-tih 3pl(>3s)-say it's.better one.side downriver 3s(>3)-flow.from.mouth-ESS-DUR also one.side upriver 3s(>3)-flow.upstream.from.here-DUR (The gods) said, "Let (the river) flow downstream on one side, and flow upstream on the other side. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full textithyáruk kúna ú-p-viitroov-eesh u-thívruuhroov-eesh káru káruk u-vuunôov-ahi-ti pa-'íshaha across in.addition 3s(>3)-ITER-paddle.upstream.from.here-FUT 3s(>3)-float.upriver-FUT also upriver 3s(>3)-flow.upstream.from.here-ESS-DUR the-water They would travel back upstream on the other side, they would float upstream also, the water was flowing upstream. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text