Ararahih'urípih
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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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  1. xás úum vúra hitíhaan poopítih: "kahyúras nivâarameesh, íshpuk nipachnútareesh."
    Then he (Coyote) said all the time: "I am going to go to the Klamath Lakes to suck out dentalia."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. xás uvâaram pihnêefich, kahyúras uvâaram.
    Then Coyote went. Coyote went to Klamath Lakes.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. kári xás upiip, " kahyúras."
    And he said, "At Klamath Lakes."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  4. xasík kahyúras nivâarami.
    Let me go to Klamath Lakes!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  5. vúra chími u'uumêesh kahyúras.
    He was about to get to Klamath Lakes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. káruma kahyúras ishpúk nikyâantih."
    I'm going to get money at Klamath Lakes."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  7. uknîi. púyava káruk kahyúras kun'áraarahiti paastaah.
    Once upon a time... The ducks lived upriver at Klamath Lakes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  8. kári xás uxúsaanik " chími káruk ishpúk kanikyâan kahyúras."
    And he thought, "Let me go upriver to get money at Klamath Lakes!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  9. naa kahyúras tá nivâaram."
    I am leaving for Klamath Lakes."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  10. xás uxúti " nixúti ' chími ni'uumêesh kahyúras.'"
    And he thought, "I think I'm about to reach Klamath Lakes."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  11. xás uxúti " chími ni'uumêesh kahyúras."
    And he thought, "I'm about to reach Klamath Lakes."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  12. mít kunípaat ' kahyúras tuvâaram.'
    They said he had left for Klamath Lakes.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  13. xás upíip " kahyúras tá nivâaram, ishpúk tá nikyáar."
    And he said, "I'm leaving for Klamath Lakes, I'm going to make money."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  14. " kahyúras nivâarameesh, ishpúk nikyâareesh."
    "I'll leave for Klamath Lakes, I'll go make money."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  15. xás yánava " tá ni'úum kahyúras."
    Then he saw, (he said), "I've reached Klamath Lakes!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  16. mít kunípaat ' tóo síinvar kahyúras.'"
    They said he drowned at Klamath Lakes."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  17. pihnêefich uxus, " tîi kahyúras kanvâarami, ishpúk kanikyáan."
    Coyote thought, "Let me go to Klamath Lakes, let me go get money."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  18. kahyúras nivâaramutih, ishpúk nikyâantih."
    I'm going to Klamath Lakes, I'm going to get money."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  19. kári xás upiip, " naa kahyúras nivâaramutih, ishpúk nikyâantih.
    And he said, "I'm going to Klamath Lakes, I'm going to get money.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  20. kári xás kahyúras u'uum.
    Then he arrived at Klamath Lakes.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  21. uknîi. pihnêefich " kahyúras" uxus, " tîi kanvâarami."
    uknîi. Coyote thought, "Let me go to Klamath Lakes!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  22. xás pihnêefich káruk u'árihroov, kahyúras tuvâaram.
    So Coyote went upriver, he was going to Klamath Lakes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  23. vaa páy pihnêefich ukúphaanik pakáruk kahyúras uvâaramutih. kupánakanakana.
    Coyote did that, when he went upriver to Klamath Lakes. kupánakanakana.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  24. kahyúras tá kunyíchaachha.
    They gathered at Klamath Lakes.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  25. víri kôokinay kahyúras tá kun'aramsípriin, peekxariya'ifápiitshas.
    They came from Klamath Lakes and everywhere, the spirit girls.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text