Ararahih'urípih
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chîinach Chenach, a place acrossriver from Orleans

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1118 | revised May 06 2014

chîinach • N • Chenach, a place acrossriver from Orleans

Derivation:  chiin-ach
chiin-DIM

Derivatives (4)
chináchthuuf "Chenach Creek"
chinách'as "Big Rock, downriver from chinach'íshiip"
chinach'axáatiim "placename across-river from "
chinach'íshiip "a place acrossriver from Orleans"

Source: WB 297, p.330

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    1. chîinach asiktávaan ukrêenik.
      A woman once lived at chîinach (upriver opposite Orleans).
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text