Ararahih'urípih
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ihmáravarak (pl.) to run downstream from here

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lexicon ID #1564 | revised Apr 14 2014

ihmáravarak • V • (pl.) to run downstream from here

Derivation:  ihmar-varak
run.(pl.)-down.from.upriver

Source: WB files

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  1. kári    xás    kunihmáravarak    pa'îin    kun'áharamutih   
    then    then    they.ran.down.from.upriver    who    they.were.chasing.them   
    And the ones chasing him ran down from upriver.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  2. 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

  3. xás    ôok    vúra    koovúra    tá    kunpihmáravarak   
    then    here    Intensive    all    PERF    they.ran.back.down.from.upriver   
    And they all ran down from upriver to here.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text