Ararahih'urípih
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thivrúuhramnih to float into

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5975 | revised Jan 29 2016

thivrúuhramnih • V • to float into

Derivation:  thivruh-rámnih
float-into

  • hínupa páy uum vúra yúras toopthívruuhramnih. There he floated back into the ocean. [Reference: KT 138.28]
  • chávura yûum kumayúrasak uthívruuhramnih. Finally he floated into the ocean downriver. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 119]

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  1. kári    xás    pihnêefich    yúras    uthívruuhramnihanik    kúkuum    yuras'ástiip    xás    uthivrúuhripaanik   
    then    then    coyote    ocean    he.floated.into    again    ocean.shore    then    he.floated.toward.shore   
    Then Coyote floated down river again, he floated down out by the ocean.
    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. chavúra    yûum    kumayúrasak    uthívruuhramnih   
    finally    uphill.downriver    at.its.ocean    he.floated.into.there   
    Finally he floated into the ocean downriver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text