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tishravar / tishravara- Shasta Indian of Scott Valley; (person) of the valley
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6102 | revised Nov 04 2015
tishravar / tishravara- • N • Shasta Indian of Scott Valley; (person) of the valley
Literally: 'valley person'
| Derivation: | tíshraam-ar |
| valley-having |
Derivatives (4)
ishvit'ishrávar "half Scott Valley Indian"
tishravará'iivreer "Etna Mountain"
tishravarasahíshyuuxach "jackrabbit"
tishravaréeyunanach "kit fox, "black fox""
Source: WB 1391.5, p.387
Sentence examples (3)
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tishravará'iivreer tupikfúkuvraa.
He came over Etna Mountain.Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text -
tishravará'iivreer yanéekva pamu'îin uthivnúrutih.
On Etna Mountain he heard his falls thundering (at Katimin).Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text -
púyava póopvaavruk á'iknêechhan tishravará'iivreen uxus, " hûut áta u'íinati panani'íin.
So when Duck Hawk looked down over Etna Mountain, he thought, "I wonder what's wrong with my falls?Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text