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'

Sentence examples (35)


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  1. xás panipvôonupukat, xás kári káruk ni'árihroov.
    And when it had let out, then I went upriver.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
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  2. kári xás u'árihroov, áan ithá'iithva, antunvêech, vaa poovúpareesh peeshpuk.
    And he went upriver; the string was in a single pack, the little string, that which he was going to string the money with.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  3. 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

  4. chavúra ôok ithivthanéen'aachip tu'árihroov.
    Finally he traveled upriver to the center of the world here.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  5. kárukvari tu'árihroov.
    (Coyote) went on upriver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  6. xás u'árihroov, upakurîihvutih.
    And he went upriver, he was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  7. xás vúra yíiv káruk tu'árihroov.
    And he went a long ways upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  8. xás u'árihroov.
    And he traveled upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  9. xás kári u'árihroov.
    And he traveled upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  10. xás pihnêefich u'árihroov.
    And Coyote traveled upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  11. xás u'árihroov.
    And he traveled upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  12. xás káruk u'árihroov.
    So he went upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  13. yíiv káruk tu'árihroov.
    He went far upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  14. vúra vaa u'árihroovutih.
    He was going upriver that way.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  15. chí kan'árihroovi."
    Let me go upriver!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  16. xás pihnêefich káruk u'árihroov, kahyúras tuvâaram.
    So Coyote went upriver, he was going to Klamath Lakes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  17. xás u'árihroovutih.
    So he went upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  18. vúra yíiv tu'árihroov.
    He went upriver a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  19. xás pihnêefich uum tá íp káruk u'árihroovat.
    And Coyote went upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  20. pihnêefich káan u'árihroovutih.
    Coyote was going upriver there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  21. pihnêefich káruk u'árihroovutih.
    Coyote was going upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text

  22. xás chavúra yiiv káruk tu'árihroov.
    And finally he went a long ways upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text

  23. púyava upárihroov.
    Then he went on upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text

  24. káruk u'árihroov.
    He went upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text

  25. xás kúkuum u'árihroov.
    Then he went upriver again.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text

  26. xás u'árihroov.
    Then (Weasel) went upriver.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  27. káruk u'árihroov.
    He went upriver.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  28. ithyarukpíhriiv u'árihroov, uxus, " tîi káruk kanvâarami."
    Across-the-Water Widower went upriver, he thought, "Let me go upriver!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  29. xás kári chavúra yíiv káruk tu'árihroov.
    And finally he went a long ways upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  30. xás u'árihroov ithyarukpíhriiv.
    Then Across-the-Water Widower went upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  31. xás u'árihroov.
    And he went upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  32. chavúra tá yíiv káruk u'árihroov.
    Finally, he went a long ways upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  33. xás poo'árihroov kích poopíti " rúup, rúup."
    So as he went upriver he was saying nothing but "rúup, rúup."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text

  34. káruk yíiv ikhurôok tu'árihroov.
    He walked far upriver on an upriver-pointing ridge.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  35. púyava panipkárahaak payêem káruk kúna ni'árihroovish, niptakníhareesh.
    When I go back across-river now, I'll go upriver, I'll go drive back.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Blow-out" (WB_KL-91) | read full text