Ararahih'urípih
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íkhuroov / íkhuroovu- to be pointing upriver

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lexicon ID #1806 | revised Nov 05 2014

íkhuroov / íkhuroovu- • V • to be pointing upriver

Derivation:  íku-roov
point.(in.direction)-upriverward.from.here

Derivatives (2)
íkhuroov "ridge running upriver"
ikhuroovaxára "name of a ridge above Camp Creek"

Source: WB 520.4, p.341

  • káruk taníkhuroov I lie with my head upriver. [Reference: KV]
  • sáruk áama úkhuroovuti. Downhill a salmon is lying, head upstream. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 038]

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  1. káruk yíiv ikhurôok tu'árihroov.
    He walked far upriver on an upriver-pointing ridge.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text