Ararahih'urípih
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sah'áhup driftwood

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5234 | revised Nov 09 2005

sah'áhup • N • driftwood

Literally: 'river wood'

Source: WB 1192.1, p.377

  • yánava káan utháaniv sah'ahúpnihich. He saw him lying there among the driftwood. [Reference: KM 14.25]
  • kári xás upiip, sah'ahupyâamach kanpárihish. And he said, "Let me turn into a pretty piece of driftwood!" [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 087]

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  1. íshaha    uhi    kíri    usah'áhupha   
    water    let.it.rise    I.wish    there.be.driftwood   
    May the river rise, so there will be lots of driftwood."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. xás    áxak    ifápiitichas    sah'áhup    kunturar    astiip   
    then    two    young.women    driftwood    they.went.to.gather.wood    shore   
    Then two girls went to the river to get driftwood."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    upiip    sah'ahupyâamach    kanpárihish   
    then    then    he.said    pretty.driftwood    let.me.transform!   
    And he said, "Let me turn into a pretty piece of driftwood!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  4. kári    xás    sah'ahupyâamach    vaa    upárihish   
    then    then    pretty.driftwood    so    he.transformed.into.it   
    And he turned into a pretty piece of driftwood.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  5. oo    yáxa    kóo    yâamach    sâam    pasah'áhup   
    oh!    look!    so.much    pretty    little.downhill    the.driftwood   
    Oh, look at what a pretty piece of driftwood downhill!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. xás    upiip    oo    êev    chími    nútaatripaa    pasah'áhup   
    then    she.said    oh!    greeting.to.women    soon    let's.hook.it.out.of.the.water!    the.driftwood   
    And (the other) said, "Oh, dear, let's hook the driftwood out!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  7. oo    púya    íf    yâamachich    pasah'áhup    tá    kuntápkuup   
    oh!    and.so    truly    pretty.(dimin.)    the.driftwood    PERF    they.liked.it   
    Oh, how pretty the driftwood was, they took a liking to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  8. kári    xás    kúuk    upáathma    yítha    tá    kuníxtiivhar    vaa    pasah'áhup   
    then    then    to.there    she.threw.it.to.her    one    PERF    they.played.with.it    that    the.driftwood   
    And one threw it to (another), they played with that driftwood.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  9. kári    xás    úuth    kunpípaathkar    pasah'áhup   
    then    then    out.to.water    they.threw.it.back.into.the.water    the.driftwood   
    And they threw the driftwood back in the river.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  10. xás    too    mah    astíip    sah'áhup    kunikyáavunaatih   
    then    he.had    see    shore    driftwood    they.were.gathering.it   
    And he saw, they were gathering driftwood on the shore.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text