Ararahih'urípih
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úuthkam seaward ; toward Crescent City

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. 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 text
  2. kúna    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 text
  3. pamuhrôoha    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 text
  4. púyava    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