Ararahih'urípih
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itraa to look upward

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3406 | revised Feb 22 2015

itraa • V • to look upward

Derivation:  it-raa
look-here

Source: WB files

  • máruk kunítraati, xás tákunpiip, máruk vúra toomtupúvraan pásaan. They look up from downhill, and they say, "The maple leaves are getting ripe uphill." [Reference: TK 220.20]

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  1. víri    máruk    pootrâatih   
    so    uphill    that.he.was.looking.upward   
    He looked uphill.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  2. máruk    tá    kunítraatih   
    uphill    PERF    they.are.looking.upward   
    They looked uphill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  3. xás    kúkuum    kunítraatih    kúkuum    tu'íhithun   
    then    again    they.are.looking.upward    again    he.danced.around   
    And again they looked uphill, he was dancing down again.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  4. mâam    patusúpaaha    maruk    too    trâa    tuvásip   
    uphill    when.it.had.become.day    uphill    he.PERF    look.upward    it.rose   
    When day broke, he looked uphill and it was rising uphill.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote and the Sun" (WB_LA78.1-016b) | read full text
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