Ararahih'urípih
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kaanvárih in that direction

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3674 | revised Mar 02 2015

kaanvárih • ADV • in that direction

Derivation:  kaan-varih
there-toward

  • chavúra kaanvárih uthívruuhma. Finally he floated in that direction. [Reference: WB T3.49]
  • vaa peeheerayêepsha kaanvárih. They're good tobacco (leaves) on that side. [Reference: TK 54.7]

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  1. chavúra    kaanvári    uthívruuhma   
    finally    in.that.direction    he.floated.to   
    Finally he floated to that vicinity.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. xás    kaanvári    kunihmárava    yánava    ukrámkaam    u'íithra   
    then    in.that.direction    they.ran.there    visible    big.lake    it.lay   
    Then they ran there, they saw a big lake lying.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    pá'aah    kaanvárih    u'uum   
    then    then    the.fire    in.that.direction    he.arrives   
    Then Fire arrived close to there.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  4. víriva    kaanvári    tá    nipitvâamnuk    peeshkêesh    usaamvárak   
    so    in.that.direction    PERF    I.look.down.over    where.the.river    it.flows.down.from.upstream   
    I look down over (the bank) there where the river flows down from upstream.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  5. káru    kaanvári    tá    níkfuukraa   
    also    in.that.direction    PERF    I.climb.up.from.downhill   
    And I climb up there.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  6. xurishaxara'ifápiit pamúkuraa    kaanvári    tá    níkfuukraa   
    placename    in.that.direction    PERF    I.climb.up.from.downhill   
    I climb up there on the Ridge of Long Acorn-Meats Young-Woman.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  7. chavúra    kaanvári    u'uum   
    finally    in.that.direction    he.arrived   
    Finally (the person) arrived there.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  8. xás    uxus    kaanvári    niptaxarápishriheesh    nanitaxyêemak   
    then    he.thought    in.that.direction    I.will.end.my.stride.back.there    in.my.front.yard   
    And he thought, "I'll stride back there into my yard."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text