Ararahih'urípih
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íshipish / ishipishriha- a placename, Ishi Pishi, across-river from Katimin

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lexicon ID #2966 | revised Dec 03 2014

íshipish / ishipishriha- • N • a placename, Ishi Pishi, across-river from Katimin

Literally: 'extending down'

Derivation:  íshipish-a  (= íship-ish-a)
extend.downward-DEVERB  (= be.in.line-down-DEVERB)

Derivatives (2)
ishipishihavníinach "placename, downriver from Happy Camp"
íshipishrihak "at Ishi Pishi"

Source: WB 697.1, p.350; JPH ethno ?:120, TK 2.24

Note: Refers to the ending of a trail at this place. The locative form íshipishrihak is also used as the name of the site.

  • karukúkam uum chavúra yiiv, chavúra hôoyvariva vúra, íshipishrihakam kúukam kich. Upriverward (a vein of rock) just runs far, I don't know to where, only on the Ishi Pishi side. [Reference: TK 66.44]