Ararahih'urípih
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xúux mukrivruhvánamich near Katimin

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lexicon ID #6982 | revised Jul 22 2014

xúux mukrivruhvánamich • MWU • near Katimin

Literally: 'grizzly's little rolling-place'

Source: WB 1647.1, p.399

  • púyava káan utákniihkurih, utákniihvarayva, víriva kumá'ii kunípeenti xúux mukrivruhvánamich. (Grizzly) rolled into there, she rolled around, that's why they call it "Grizzly's little rolling place." [Reference: WB T26.18]

See ikrívruh 'to roll'

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  1. víri-va   kumá'ii   kun-ípeen-ti   xúux   mu-krivruh-vá-nam-ich  
    so-so   because.of   3pl(>3s)-say.to-DUR   placename   3sPOSS-roll-PL.ACT-place-DIM  
    For that reason they call it "xuux's little rolling-place."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text