Ararahih'urípih
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xôoxhirak Martin's Ferry, a Yurok village-site

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lexicon ID #6899 | revised Feb 04 2016

xôoxhirak • N • Martin's Ferry, a Yurok village-site

Derivation:  xôox-hírak  (= xôox-ha-irak)
xôox-where  (= xôox-DENOM-where)

Source: WB 1627, p.398

  • chavúra xôoxhirak ukvíripmanik. Then he ran as far as Martin's Ferry. [Reference: KM 24.38]
  • xás xôoxhirak ukvíripma. And he ran to Martin's Ferry. [Reference: WB T6.58]

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  1. chavúra   xôoxhirak   u-kvíripm-anik  
    finally   Martin's.Ferry   3s(>3)-run.to-ANC  
    Then he ran as far as Martin's Ferry.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  2. xás   xôoxhirak   u-kvíripma  
    then   Martin's.Ferry   3s(>3)-run.to  
    And he ran to Martin's Ferry.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text