Ararahih'urípih
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íkhuraa ridge heading upward

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1801 | revised Nov 05 2014

íkhuraa • N • ridge heading upward

Derivation:  íkhuraa-a  (= íku-raa-a)
be.pointed.up-DEVERB  (= point.(in.direction)-here-DEVERB)

Note: Locative is ikhurâak.

  • xás vaa vúra kun'ífukraanik ikhurâak. Then they climbed up on the upward ridge. [Reference: KS 14. Pack-baskets 005]
  • xás kunipêer, chími ikfúukraa, vaa vúra i'áhoovish pa'asa'uy'íkhuraa. He was told, "You climb up, you will walk on Rock-Hill-Ridge." [Reference: KS 26. Man Visits His Dead Wife 009]