Ararahih'urípih
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kufípriik / kufipriha- willow grove

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lexicon ID #3956 | revised Jun 25 2015

kufípriik / kufipriha- • N • willow grove

Derivation:  kúfip-riik  (= kuuf-iip-rii-k)
velvet.willow-place  (= skunk.sp.-tree-place-LOC)

  • xás peethyáruk kunitkárati axmáy úmkuufha kufípriik. And when they looked across-river, suddenly there was smile in the willow-groove. [Reference: WB 10 Coyote Steals Fire 062]
  • xás pamúpaah upíkvaatsip, kufípnihich xás uthárish. And he picked up his boat, and put it in a little willow grove. [Reference: WB T57.66]

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  1. xás peethyáruk kunitkárati axmáy úmkuufha kufípriik.
    And when they looked across-river, suddenly there was smoke in the willow-grove.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. xás pamúpaa upíkvaatsip, kufípniich xás uthárish.
    And he picked up his boat, and put it down in a willow grove.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text