Ararahih'urípih
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tápichraa to slip up from downriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5669 | revised Dec 26 2015

tápichraa • V • to slip up from downriver

Derivation:  tápich-raa
slip-here

  • xás axmáy vúra máruk kúna utápichraa. And suddenly he slipped upriverward. [Reference: WB 14: Coyote Eats His Own Excrement 007]

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  1. chími    axmay    húut    tu'iin    máruk    utápichraa   
    soon    suddenly    how    it.was.wrong.with.him    uphill    he.slipped.uphill   
    Then behold he slipped in upslope direction.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  2. xás    axmáy    vúra    máruk    kúna    utápichraa   
    then    suddenly    Intensive    uphill    in.addition    he.slips.downriver   
    And suddenly he slipped upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text