Ararahih'urípih
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yúrukam uphill downriver, i.e. on a height downriver; (a short distance) downriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7213 | revised Feb 17 2016

yúrukam • ADV • 1 uphill downriver, i.e. on a height downriver • 2 (a short distance) downriver (lexicon ID #7233)

Derivation:  yúruk-kam  (= yu'-ruk-kam)
downriver-side  (= downriver-DIR-side)

Derivatives (2)
tíhyurukam "placename, near Ti Bar"
yuunúkamich "uphill downriver"

Source: WB 1683.6.2, p.401

Note: The dimin. is yuunúkamich.

  • kári xás kun'ífukraa asanamkaráyurukam. And they climbed uphill downriver from asánaamkarak. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 049]

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  1. yûum   tá   ni-mah   pa-púufich  
    uphill.downriver   PERF   1s(>3)-see   the-deer  
    I saw a deer downriver.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

  2. yûum   púufich   tá   ni-mah  
    uphill.downriver   deer   PERF   1s(>3)-see  
    I saw a deer downriver.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  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. ta'ítam   yée   naa   hínupa   páy   uum   vúra   pihnêefich   pa-yûum   u-thívtaap-tih  
    so   well   1sg.   surprise   this   3.SG   Intensive   coyote   NOMZ-uphill.downriver   3s(>3)-do.war.dance-DUR  
    So (they said), "Well, that's Coyote who is dancing downriver!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  5. xás   pa-tishanih-yûum   u-kvíriprup   víri   kúna   kâam   pa-'îin   kun-'áharamu-ti   tá   kun-ihmáravarak  
    then   NOMZ-placename-uphill.downriver   3s(>3)-run.off..downriver   so   in.addition   little.upriver   NOMZ-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR   PERF   3pl(>3s)-run.downstream.from.here.(pl.)  
    And when he ran downriver from tishániik, the ones following him were running down just upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  6. kári   xás   kun-'ífukraa   asanamkará-yurukam  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-climb.uphill.(plural)   placename-uphill.downriver  
    And they climbed uphill downriver from asánaamkarak.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  7. yûum   t-u-'árihrup  
    uphill.downriver   PERF-3s(>3)-jump  
    He went a little ways downriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  8. imáankam   xumvaroov-yúrukam   kúna   kun-ishrív-eesh  
    next.day   placename-uphill.downriver   in.addition   3pl(>3s)-shoot.at.targets-FUT  
    The next day they shot at targets on a height downriver from xumvároov.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text