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

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vuunúpaa to flow from the mouth

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6708 | revised Jan 22 2016

vuunúpaa • V • to flow from the mouth

Derivation:  vur-rúpaa
flow-out.of.mouth

  • pa'úpas tuvuunúpaa. (The dog) is drooling (lit., saliva is flowing out). [Reference: WB files]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. kun-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 text

  2. koovúra   yúruk   kám-vuunup-ahi-tih  
    all   downriver   3s(>3)-flow.from.mouth-ESS-DUR  
    Let it all flow downstream.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text