Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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vuunúpaa to flow from the mouth

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6708 | revised Jan 22 2016

vuunúpaa • V • to flow from the mouth

Derivation:  vur-rúpaa
flow-out.of.mouth

  • pa'úpas tuvuunúpaa. (The dog) is drooling (lit., saliva is flowing out). [Reference: WB files]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. kunpiip    xâatik    ápap    yúruk    uvuunúpahitih    káru    ápap    káruk    uvuunôovutih   
    they.say    it's.better    one.side    downriver    it.flows.from.the.mouth    also    one.side    upriver    it.flows.upstream   
    (The gods) said, "Let (the river) flow downstream on one side, and flow upstream on the other side.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text

  2. koovúra    yúruk    kámvuunupahitih   
    all    downriver    let.it.flow.from.the.mouth   
    Let it all flow downstream.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text