Ararahih'urípih
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akxáraprup / akxáraprupu- to scratch away downriver

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lexicon ID #328 | revised Oct 31 2014

akxáraprup / akxáraprupu- • V • to scratch away downriver

Derivation:  akxárap-rup
scratch-away.downriverward

  • kári xás pirishkâarim pa'îin ta'ítam u'akxáraprupaheen. Then Grizzly Bear scratched the falls (away) downriverward. [Reference: WB 27: Peregrine Falcon 3: 016]

See -rup 'away downriver'

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  1. kári xás pirishkâarim, pa'îin ta'ítam u'akxáraprupaheen.
    Then Grizzly Bear scratched the falls (away) downriverward.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text