Ararahih'urípih
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sah'áhup driftwood

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5234 | revised Nov 09 2005

sah'áhup • N • driftwood

Literally: 'river wood'

Source: WB 1192.1, p.377

  • yánava káan utháaniv sah'ahúpnihich. He saw him lying there among the driftwood. [Reference: KM 14.25]
  • kári xás upiip, sah'ahupyâamach kanpárihish. And he said, "Let me turn into a pretty piece of driftwood!" [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 087]

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  1. íshaha uhi, kíri usah'áhupha."
    May the river rise, so there will be lots of driftwood."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. xás áxak ifápiitichas sah'áhup kunturar astiip.
    Then two girls went to the river to get driftwood."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. kári xás upiip, " sah'ahupyâamach kanpárihish."
    And he said, "Let me turn into a pretty piece of driftwood!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  4. kári xás sah'ahupyâamach vaa upárihish.
    And he turned into a pretty piece of driftwood.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  5. oo! yáxa kóo yâamach sâam pasah'áhup."
    Oh, look at what a pretty piece of driftwood downhill!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. xás upiip, " oo! êev, chími nútaatripaa pasah'áhup."
    And (the other) said, "Oh, dear, let's hook the driftwood out!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  7. oo! púya íf yâamachich pasah'áhup, tá kuntápkuup.
    Oh, how pretty the driftwood was, they took a liking to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  8. kári xás kúuk upáathma yítha, tá kuníxtiivhar vaa pasah'áhup.
    And one threw it to (another), they played with that driftwood.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  9. kári xás úuth kunpípaathkar pasah'áhup.
    And they threw the driftwood back in the river.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  10. xás too mah, astíip sah'áhup kunikyáavunaatih.
    And he saw, they were gathering driftwood on the shore.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text