Ararahih'urípih
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yurástiim seashore, beach

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7208 | revised Feb 17 2016

yurástiim • N • seashore, beach

Literally: 'ocean-edge'

Derivation:  yúras tíim
ocean edge

Source: WB 1699.3, p.403

  • víri pootníshuk víri uumyâach kunipthivrúhish úuth yurástiim. When he looked out, they had barely floated ashore at the ocean, on the beach. [Reference: WB T3.162]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. víri    pootníshuk    víri    uumyâach    kunipthivrúhish    úuth    yúrastiim   
    so    when.he.looked.out    so    just.barely    they.floated.back.ashore    out.to.water    seashore   
    When he barely looked out, they floated ashore out at the ocean, at the seashore.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. xás    yurástiim    uthivrúhish   
    then    seashore    he.floated.ashore   
    And he floated ashore on the seashore.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. káan    asiktávaan    uhyári    yurástiim   
    there    woman    she.is.standing    seashore   
    A woman is standing there on the seashore.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  4. payôok    yurástiim    kunifyúkiichvutih    pa'ávansa    káru    payeeripáxvuh   
    right.here    seashore    they.are.taking.a.walk    the.man    also    the.adolescent.girl   
    Here the man and the girl are taking a walk on the seashore.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text