Ararahih'urípih
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tishániik / tishanih- placename near Camp Creek

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lexicon ID #6093 | revised Nov 04 2015

tishániik / tishanih- • N • placename near Camp Creek

Derivation:  DUM-riik  (= DUM-rii-k)
DUM-place  (= DUM-place-LOC)

Derivatives (3)
tishanihmâam "name of a fireplace near Orleans"
tishanihmâasuum "name of a fireplace near Orleans"
tishaníhthuuf "Camp Creek"

Source: WB 1390.2, p.386; TK 105.38

  • kári xás tishaníh'uuth upíytuuykar. And he kicked (earth) out at Camp Creek village. [Reference: WB T2.63]

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  1. kári    xás    tishaníh'uuth    upíytuuykar   
    then    then    out.towards.the.water.from.tishániik    he.kicked.it.out.into.the.water   
    And he kicked it out from tishániik.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. tishaníh'uuth    úuth    upiytúykaanva   
    from.tishániik    out.to.water    he.kicked.it.into.the.river   
    He kicked it out from tishánii
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  3. xás    patishanihyûum    ukvíriprup    víri    kúna    kâam    pa'îin    kun'áharamuti    tá    kunihmáravarak   
    then    when.downriver.from.tishániik    he.ran.downriver    so    in.addition    little.upriver    the.ones.that    they.were.following.him    PERF    they.ran.downriver   
    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