Ararahih'urípih
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máahrav / máahram- to track (i.e., follow the tracks of)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4135 | revised Oct 31 2014

máahrav / máahram- • V • to track (i.e., follow the tracks of)

Literally: 'to see in'

Source: WB 956.2, p.366

  • kári xás máruk káan xás nimáahrav, ta'ítam nithíravaheen. And then, uphill there, I tracked (a deer), and I trailed it. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 004]

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  1. kári    xás    máruk    káan    xás    nimáahrav    ta'ítam    nithíravaheen   
    then    then    uphill    there    then    I.track.him    so    I.trailed.him   
    Up the hill there I tracked (a deer), and I followed the tracks.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. víri    vaa    kích    upítih    tupuxíchkaanva    vúra    tu'ih    too    máahrav   
    so    so    only    she.is.saying    she.has.worked.hard    Intensive    she.has.danced    she.has    track   
    That's all she would say, she's really dancing real hard, she's knowing things now:
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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