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astiip shore; river-bank
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #708 | revised Nov 07 2014
astiip • N • shore; river-bank
Derivatives (2)
ithyarukiráastiip "the opposite shore"
xakararáastiip "on both shores"
Source: WB 168, p.323
Note: Dimin. is astíipich 'right on the bank'.
- xás uxus, vúra puna'ísheeshara astíipich. And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank." [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 072]
- yánava yúruk ifápiitsha kuntákiriti astiip. He saw young women leaching on the bank downriver. [Reference: WB 1.86]
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