Ararahih'urípih
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-roov / -roovu- upriverward from here ; around a basket

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5192 | revised Oct 31 2014

-roov / -roovu- SUFF • upriverward from here ; around a basket

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Note: Plural action form is -roon(a).


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  1. akâayva vaa urôovanik when I was packing, you know ..., vúra vaa káruk xás nimah.
    [talking about an unfinished basket] Somebody took it upriver when I was packing , you know, then I saw it upriver.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play
  2. xás káruk tuthítiimnoov póoxruunhitih.
    Then he heard her growling from upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  3. víri kún tá kunpáchakroov pamukúnpaah.
    There were (the others') boats floating upriver in a bunch.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  4. káruk tóo ptâatroov.
    He tossed it back upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  5. káruk tóo tâatroov.
    He tossed it upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text