Ararahih'urípih
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itróov / itróovu- to look away upriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3422 | revised Feb 22 2015

itróov / itróovu- • V • to look away upriver

Derivation:  it-roov
look-upriverward.from.here

Derivative (1)
itróovutihirak "a placename, Nordheimer"

  • xákaan vúra káruk kunítroovuti. They're both looking away upriver. [Reference: KV]

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  1. xás kâam útroovutih.
    And he looked upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. xás káruk kunítroovutih.
    And they looked upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  3. kúkuum kunpítroovutih.
    They looked upriver again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  4. kúkuum vúra imáan káruk tá kunítroovutih.
    Again the next day they looked upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  5. xás káruk útroovutih, axmay u'árihvarak.
    Then he looked upriver, suddenly (Grizzly) came down.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  6. káruk útroovutih.
    He looked upriver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  7. káruk kunítroovutih.
    And they looked upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  8. xás kunítroovutih.
    Then they looked upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text