Ararahih'urípih
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mâaka a little uphill

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lexicon ID #4139 | revised Jul 21 2014

mâaka ADV • a little uphill

Source: WB 953.18, p.365

  • ta'ítam yítha pamusvírik mûuk mâaka u'iik, thivrihvasúruk. So one struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 020]


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  1. xás    mâaka    uthívruuhripaa   
    then    little.uphill    he.floated.toward.shore   
    He floated up on land.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  2. ta'ítam    yítha    pamusvírik    mûuk    mâaka    u'iik    thivrihvasúruk   
    so    one    her.elbow    with.(by.means.of)    little.uphill    she.hits    under.a.wall.board   
    So one struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text
  3. mâaka    kíxumnipaak    asimváram    tóo    kyâaheen    pakeechxâach   
    little.uphill    at.the.corner    bed    she.had    made.it    the.widow   
    In the uphill corner the widow had made a bed.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  4. pamâaka    nápaathripaahaak    xáat    vaa    kári    naní'aramah    ihrôoha   
    if.uphill    you.throw.me.inland    may    so    then    my.child    wife   
    If you throw me into (the corner) uphill, let my child be (your) wife."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  5. xáyva    âanxus    pakeechxâach    mâaka    upaathrípaa   
    by.luck    weasel    the.widow    little.uphill    he.threw.her.inland   
    By luck Weasel threw the widow into (the corner) uphill.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  6. púyava    xás    mâaka    tóo    skúruhripaa   
    you.see    then    little.uphill    he.had    carry.fish.ashore   
    Then he carried it ashore.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text
  7. mâaka        kunpakúriihvunaa   
    little.uphill    PERF    they.sang.songs   
    Further uphill, they sang.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text