Ararahih'urípih
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árihroov / árihroovu- to go upriver

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lexicon ID #567 | revised Oct 31 2014

árihroov / árihroovu- V • to go upriver

Derivation árih-roov
jump-upriverward.from.here

  • kusrípan uum vúra itíhaan uvunayvîichvuti, káruk u'árihroonati. Madrone was often wandering around, he often walked upriver. [Reference: WB T35.13]
  • púyava panipkárahaak payêem, káru kúna ni'árihrooveesh, káru kúna ni'árihrooveesh, When I go back acrossriver now, I'll go upriver, I'll go drive back. [Reference: WB T91. A Blow-out 005]

See -roov 'away upriver'


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