Ararahih'urípih
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taakrípaak placename, near Clear Creek

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5516 | revised Dec 20 2015

taakrípaak • N • placename, near Clear Creek

Derivation:  taakrípaa-a-ak  (= taak-rípaa-a-ak)
spear.fish-DEVERB-Locative  (= taak-toward.land-DEVERB-Locative)

Source: WB 1289.1, p.382

Note: No lengthening of /p/.

  • máh'iit kúkuum takun'itâarihva, xás taakrípaak kúuk tu'uum. In the morning they woke up again, and they went to taakrípaak. [Reference: T84.20]

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  1. xás taakrípaak kúuk tu'uum.
    And they went to taakrípaak.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  2. xás taakrípaak kúuk tá kunívyiihma.
    Then they went to taakrípaak.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text