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kahyúras Klamath Lakes
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3725 | revised Mar 02 2015
kahyúras • N • Klamath Lakes
Literally: 'upriver ocean'
| Derivation: | kah-yúras |
| upriver ocean |
Derivatives (2)
kahyuras'afishríhan "Klamath Lakes Young Man (name of a spirit person)"
kahyuras'áraar "Klamath River Shasta"
Source: WB 835.8, p.358
- kahyúras takunyíchaachha. They gathered at Klamath Lakes. [Reference: WB 22: Old Man Turtle 001]
- chavúra pookfúkuvraa pakahyurás'iivreer, xás xánahich vúra uhyárih. Finally, when he climbed over the Klamath Lakes ridge, he stood for a while. [Reference: KT 137b.30]
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