Ararahih'urípih
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thivrúuhripaa to float toward shore

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5977 | revised Jan 29 2016

thivrúuhripaa • V • to float toward shore

Derivation:  thivruh-rípaa
float-toward.land

  • pápaah tuthívruuhripaa. The boat is sailing in. [Reference: KV]
  • yuras'ástiip xás uthívruuhripaanik. He floated back in to the beach. [Reference: KT 147.11]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. kári xás pihnêefich yúras uthívruuhramnihanik kúkuum, yuras'ástiip xás uthivrúuhripaanik.
    Then Coyote floated down river again, he floated down out by the ocean.
    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 mâaka uthívruuhripaa.
    He floated up on land.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text