Ararahih'urípih
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íihrup / íihrupu- to dance away downriver

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lexicon ID #1642 | revised Oct 31 2014

íihrup / íihrupu- • V • to dance away downriver

Derivation:  ih-rup
dance-away.downriverward

  • ayu'âach páy pasaamnúpahitihan chí kun'íihrupaavish. It was because they were going to dance downriver that way the stream flows. [Reference: WB 22: Old Man Turtle 002]

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  1. uum pa'asiktávaan vúra vaa kun'íihruputih.
    The women kept dancing downriver that way.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text