Ararahih'urípih
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amveekyáaraam name of village at Ike's Falls

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lexicon ID #363 | revised Jun 26 2014

amveekyáaraam • N • name of village at Ike's Falls Variant: ameekyáaraam.

Literally: 'salmon-making place'

Derivation:  áama ikyav-raam  (= av-va-a ikyav-raam)
salmon make-place  (= eat-PL.ACT-DEVERB make-place)

Source: WB 86.2, p.317; JPH ethno ?:???

  • amveekyáaraam áxak asiktávaan kun'ífanik. Two women lived at Ike's Falls. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 002]

See áama 'salmon' See ikyav 'to make' See -raam 'place'