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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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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 textta'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 textmâaka 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 textpamâaka 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 textxáyva 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 textpúyava 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 textmâaka tá 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