Ararahih'urípih
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ikvíriprup / ikvíriprupu- to run off downriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2209 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikvíriprup / ikvíriprupu- • V • to run off downriver

Derivation:  ikvip-rup
run-away.downriverward

  • pihnêefich tookríviriprup, toopíifkutiheen. Coyote ran off downriver, he was all dressed up. [Reference: KT 153.15]
  • chavúra tayíiv yúruk ukvíriprup. Finally she ran far downriver. [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 041]

Sentence examples (10)


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  1. mâava yúruk ukvíriprupanik.
    Then he ran down river.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  2. xás pihnêefich yúruk upikvíriprup.
    And Coyote ran downriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  3. xás yúruk ukvíriprup.
    He ran downriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  4. xás ta'ítam yúruk ukvíriprup.
    And so he ran downriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  5. xás patishanihyûum ukvíriprup víri kúna kâam pa'îin kun'áharamuti tá kunihmáravarak.
    And when he ran downriver from tishániik, the ones following him were running down just upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  6. xás vúra ukvíriprup.
    Then he ran downriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  7. xás vúra yúruk ukvíriprup.
    And so he ran downriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  8. xás kunpíip " hôoy kích ára kumáheen, tóo kvíriprup."
    And they said, "Where have you seen a person? He ran downriver."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  9. xás ukvíriprup.
    So she ran downriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  10. xás upikvíriprup.
    And he ran downriver.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text