Ararahih'urípih
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károom on a height upriver (i.e. uphill and upriver)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3751 | revised Mar 09 2015

károom • ADV • on a height upriver (i.e. uphill and upriver) Variant: károokam.

Derivation:  károokam  (= DUM-kam)
uphill.upriver  (= DUM-side)

Derivatives (4)
ivratirihkároom "a placename near Ten Eyck Creek"
thufkároom "placename, near Rock Creek"
thufkaróomthuuf "Rock Creek"
tihkároom "near Ti Bar"

Source: WB 835.10, p.358

  • pirishkâarim tupatíraa ka'tim'iinkároom. Grizzly Bear was carrying (her belongings) uphill from Katimin. [Reference: WB 25: Peregrine Falcoln and His Wife 020]

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  1. pirishkâarim tupaatíraa ka'tim'iinkároom.
    Grizzly Bear was carrying (her belongings) uphill from Katimin.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text