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kâakam a short distance upriver
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3665 | revised Jun 18 2024
kâakam • ADV • a short distance upriver
| Derivation: | kah-kam |
| upriver-side |
Source: WB 835.9, p.358
Note: Equivalent to ka'kúkam, kâam.
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kári xás páy nanu'ávahkam u'ípahoo páy nanu'ávahkam ukâakamhitih then then sky he.went.again sky he.was.a.little.ways.upriver So he went on to the sky, he was a little ways upriver in the sky. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text