Ararahih'urípih
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íkhuroov / ikhuroova- ridge running upriver

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lexicon ID #1807 | revised Nov 05 2014

íkhuroov / ikhuroova- • N • ridge running upriver

Derivation:  íkhuroov-a  (= íku-roov-a)
be.pointing.upriver-DEVERB  (= point.(in.direction)-upriverward.from.here-DEVERB)

Derivative (1)
ikhuroovaxára "name of a ridge above Camp Creek"

Source: WB 520.4.1, p.341

  • ukhuróovahiti. There's a ridge running north. [Reference: KV]
  • káruk yíiv ikhurôok tu'árihroov. He walked far upriver on an upriver-pointing ridge. [Reference: T84.12]

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  1. káruk yíiv ikhurôok tu'árihroov.
    He walked far upriver on an upriver-pointing ridge.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text