Ararahih'urípih
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saamvárak to flow down from upriver

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lexicon ID #5215 | revised Nov 09 2005

saamvárak • V • to flow down from upriver

  • WB 3: Coyote's Journey 009 xás páy pasâam usaamvárakti u'árihroov. [Reference: And he went upriver downhill where that flows down from upriver.]

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  1. xás páy pasâam usaamvárakti u'árihroov.
    And he went upriver downhill where that flows down from upriver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. víriva kaanvári tá nipitvâamnuk peeshkêesh usaamvárak.
    I look down over (the bank) there where the river flows down from upstream.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  3. tá nipitkúrihti peeshkêesh usaamvárak.
    I look again into the water as the river flows down from upstream.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  4. pa'áama káan vúra kunpaxyanípaneesh peeshkêesh poosaamvárak.
    The salmon will overflow the river there as it flows down from upstream.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  5. xás sáruk u'árihfak xás pasáruk usaamvárak.
    And he went downhill where the water was flowing toward the river.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text