Ararahih'urípih
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yúras ocean

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7204 | revised Feb 17 2016

yúras • N • ocean

Derivatives (8)
kahyúras "Klamath Lakes"
kahyuras'afishríhan "Klamath Lakes Young Man (name of a spirit person)"
kahyuras'áraar "Klamath River Shasta"
yuraschíshiih "horse"
yuraskan'áchviiv "seagull, or ocean bird in general"
yuraskan'ástaah "a kind of duck, the grebe"
yurástiim "seashore, beach"
yuras'úkraam "lake connected to the ocean"

Source: WB 1699, p.403

  • chavúra yûum kumayúrasak uthívruuhramnih. Finally he floated downriver into the ocean. [Reference: WB T3.119]

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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. yánava    káan    áxak    avansáxiichas    kun'íipithvutih    yúras'astiip   
    visible    there    two    boys    they.were.walking.around    ocean.shore   
    Behold two boys were walking around, by the shore.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. 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

  4. xás    payúrasak    kun'íkakurih    kári    vaa    vúra    kun'áaphuti    pamútraax   
    then    SUB-into.the.ocean    they.jump.(into.water)    then    that    Intensive    they.were.carrying.(two.objects)    his.arms   
    And when they jumped into the ocean, they were still carrying his arms.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  5. yúruk    kumayurásviitkir    káan    xás    utaxarápish   
    downriver    some.ocean.ridge    there    then    he.ended.his.stride   
    Then he ended his stride downriver there, on some ocean ridge.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  6. páy    uum    úuth    yúrasak   
    this    3.SG    out.to.water    at.the.ocean   
    This is out at the ocean.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text