Ararahih'urípih
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íkuroov / ikuroova- ridge running upriver

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lexicon ID #2158 | revised Dec 07 2014

íkuroov / ikuroova- • N • ridge running upriver Variant: ikhuroov.

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

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

Source: WB 520.4.1, p.341

Note: Locative ikhurôok 'on a ridge running upriver'.

  • káruk yíiv ikhurôok tu'árihroov. He walked far upriver on an upriver-pointing ridge. [Reference: T84.12]