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mâaka a little uphill
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4139 | revised Jul 21 2014
mâaka • ADV • a little uphill
Source: WB 953.18, p.365
- ta'ítam yítha pamusvírik mûuk mâaka u'iik, thivrihvasúruk. So one struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 020]
Sentence examples (7)
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xás mâaka uthívruuhripaa.
He floated up on land.Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text -
ta'ítam yítha pamusvírik mûuk mâaka u'iik, thivrihvasúruk.
So one struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board.Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text -
mâaka kíxumnipaak asimváram tóo kyâaheen pakeechxâach.
In the uphill corner the widow had made a bed.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text -
pamâaka nápaathripaahaak xáat vaa kári naní'aramah ihrôoha."
If you throw me into (the corner) uphill, let my child be (your) wife."Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text -
xáyva âanxus pakeechxâach mâaka upaathrípaa.
By luck Weasel threw the widow into (the corner) uphill.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text -
púyava xás mâaka tóo skúruhripaa.
Then he carried it ashore.Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text -
mâaka tá kunpakúriihvunaa.
Further uphill, they sang.Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text