Ararahih'urípih
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yúras ocean

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7204 | revised Feb 17 2016

yúras • N • ocean

Derivatives (8)
kahyúras "Klamath Lakes"
kahyuras'afishríhan "Klamath Lakes Young Man (name of a spirit person)"
kahyuras'áraar "Klamath River Shasta"
yuraschíshiih "horse"
yuraskan'áchviiv "seagull, or ocean bird in general"
yuraskan'ástaah "a kind of duck, the grebe"
yurástiim "seashore, beach"
yuras'úkraam "lake connected to the ocean"

Source: WB 1699, p.403

  • chavúra yûum kumayúrasak uthívruuhramnih. Finally he floated downriver into the ocean. [Reference: WB T3.119]

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  1. kári   xás   pihnêefich   yúras   u-thívruuhramnih-anik   kúkuum   yuras-'ástiip   xás   u-thivrúuhripaa-nik  
    then   then   coyote   ocean   3s(>3)-float.into-ANC   again   ocean-shore   then   3s(>3)-float.toward.shore-ANC  
    Then Coyote floated down river again, he floated down out by the ocean.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. yánava   káan   áxak   avansáxiich-as   kun-'íipithvu-tih   yúras-'astiip  
    visible   there   two   boy-PL   3pl(>3s)-walk.around.(two)-DUR   ocean-shore  
    Behold two boys were walking around, by the shore.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. chavúra   yûum   kuma-yúras-ak   u-thívruuhramnih  
    finally   uphill.downriver   3sPOSS-ocean-Locative   3s(>3)-float.into  
    Finally he floated into the ocean downriver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. xás   pa-yúras-ak   kun-'íkakurih   kári   vaa   vúra   kun-'áaphu-ti   pa-mú-traax  
    then   NOMZ-ocean-Locative   3pl(>3s)-jump.into.water.(pl.)   then   that   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-carry.(two.objects)-DUR   the-3sPOSS-arm  
    And when they jumped into the ocean, they were still carrying his arms.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  5. yúruk   kuma-yurás-viitkir   káan   xás   u-taxarápish  
    downriver   3sPOSS-ocean-ridge   there   then   3s(>3)-end.stride  
    Then he ended his stride downriver there, on some ocean ridge.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  6. páy   uum   úuth   yúras-ak  
    this   3.SG   out.to.water   ocean-Locative  
    This is out at the ocean.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text