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úuthkam seaward ; toward Crescent City
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lexicon ID #6339 | revised Jul 22 2014
úuthkam • N • seaward ; toward Crescent City
Derivative (1)
uchkamtîimich "placename near Katimin"
Source: JPH ethno ?:350
Note: Also úuthkamkam 'mountains on the Crescent City side'.
- kunímuusti axchaytunvêechas, mukún'uuthkam tupihívriin. The little ground squirrels watched him, he danced back and forth in front of them. [Reference: WB T46.7]
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xás úuth upiytúykaanva páyuux uknamxánahich mú'uuthkam víri vaa kumá'ii pakêech usirishkírahitih then out.to.water he.kicked.it.out.into.water the.dirt placename toward.the.water.from.it so so because.of the.big.one it.is.a.river.bar And he kicked the dirt out in the river, out from uknamxánahich, that's why there's a big bar (there). Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkúna nuu yaas'arará'uuthkam kích nu'irukúunpiithvutiheesh in.addition we in.front.of.rich.people only we.will.sit.around But we will be sitting around only in front of rich people." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textpamuhrôoha káru pamutúnviiv patuvuhvúhinaahaak yaas'arará'uuthkam kunchivítahitih his.wife also her.children when.there.is.a.deerskin.dance in.front.of.rich.people they.are.lined.up (But) his wife and his children, when there is a deerskin dance, are lined up in front of rich people. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textpúyava kun'áraarahitih kunímuusti axchaytunvêechas mukúnuuthkam tupíhivriin you.see they.are.living they.are.looking.at.him little.ground.squirrels seaward.from.them he.has.danced.back.and.forth So they sat, the little ground squirrels watched him, he danced back and forth in front of them Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text