Ararahih'urípih
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yúrukam uphill downriver, i.e. on a height downriver; (a short distance) downriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7213 | revised Feb 17 2016

yúrukam • ADV • 1 uphill downriver, i.e. on a height downriver • 2 (a short distance) downriver (lexicon ID #7233)

Derivation:  yúruk-kam  (= yu'-ruk-kam)
downriver-side  (= downriver-DIR-side)

Derivatives (2)
tíhyurukam "placename, near Ti Bar"
yuunúkamich "uphill downriver"

Source: WB 1683.6.2, p.401

Note: The dimin. is yuunúkamich.

  • kári xás kun'ífukraa asanamkaráyurukam. And they climbed uphill downriver from asánaamkarak. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 049]

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  1. yûum    tá    nimah    papúufich   
    uphill.downriver    PERF    I.see    the.deer   
    I saw a deer downriver.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

  2. yûum    púufich    tá    nimah   
    uphill.downriver    deer    PERF    I.see   
    I saw a deer downriver.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  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. ta'ítam    yée    naa    hínupa    páy    uum    vúra    pihnêefich    payûum    uthívtaaptih   
    so    well    1sg.    surprise    this    3.SG    Intensive    coyote    who.downriver    he.is.dancing   
    So (they said), "Well, that's Coyote who is dancing downriver!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  5. xás    patishanihyûum    ukvíriprup    víri    kúna    kâam    pa'îin    kun'áharamuti    tá    kunihmáravarak   
    then    when.downriver.from.tishániik    he.ran.downriver    so    in.addition    little.upriver    the.ones.that    they.were.following.him    PERF    they.ran.downriver   
    And when he ran downriver from tishániik, the ones following him were running down just upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  6. kári    xás    kun'ífukraa    asanamkaráyurukam   
    then    then    they.climb.uphill    downriver.from.asánaamkarak   
    And they climbed uphill downriver from asánaamkarak.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  7. yûum    tu'árihrup   
    uphill.downriver    he.did.go.downriver   
    He went a little ways downriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  8. imáankam    xumvaroovyúrukam    kúna    kunishríveesh   
    next.day    on.a.height.downriver.from.xumvároov    in.addition    they.would.shoot.at.targets   
    The next day they shot at targets on a height downriver from xumvároov.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text