Ararahih'urípih
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ishkéesh'aachip placename, a fishery

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lexicon ID #3008 | revised Dec 08 2014

ishkéesh'aachip N • placename, a fishery

Literally: 'river-middle'

Derivation ishkêesh áachip  (= ish-aha-a-kaam-ish áachip)
river middle  (= drink-ESS-DEVERB-large-DIM middle)

  • chími man pananímvir, ishkéesh'aachip. I will give you my fishery, ishkéesh'aachip. [Reference: KM 12.9]