Ararahih'urípih
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ífukuraa (pl.) to climb uphill

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1498 | revised Dec 19 2007

ífukuraa • V • (pl.) to climb uphill

  • xás vaa vúra ikurâak kun'ífukuraa. And they climbed uphill on a ridge. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 034]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. xas máruk níkfuukraa kaan xas taskaraxárah nivúpaksip.
    I climbed up on the hill and there I cut a long pole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. asákaamsa kaan xás vaa á' tá nukfukúraa.
    We used to climb those big rocks out there.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  3. kári xás kun'ífukraa asanamkaráyurukam.
    And they climbed uphill downriver from asánaamkarak.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  4. xás aseeshtákak poopitvâavnuk mâam páykuuk umah, tá kunpífukraa mú'arama xákaan.
    And when he looked over at aseeshtákak, he saw here right there uphill, she and her child were climbing uphill.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text