Ararahih'urípih
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máahrav / máahram- to track (i.e., follow the tracks of)

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lexicon ID #4135 | revised Oct 31 2014

máahrav / máahram- • V • to track (i.e., follow the tracks of)

Literally: 'to see in'

Source: WB 956.2, p.366

  • kári xás máruk káan xás nimáahrav, ta'ítam nithíravaheen. And then, uphill there, I tracked (a deer), and I trailed it. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 004]

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  1. kári xás máruk káan xás nimáahrav ta'ítam nithíravaheen.
    Up the hill there I tracked (a deer), and I followed the tracks.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. víri vaa kích upítih, tupuxíchkaanva, vúra tu'ih, too máahrav:
    That's all she would say, she's really dancing real hard, she's knowing things now:
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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