Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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thivrúuhsur / thivrúuhsuru- to float away

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lexicon ID #5983 | revised Jan 29 2016

thivrúuhsur / thivrúuhsuru- • V • to float away

Derivation:  thivruh-sur
float-off

  • kári xás uxus, chími kanipthívruuhsun, ta'ítam upthívruuhrup. Then he thought, "Let me float away again!", and he floated downriver again. [Reference: WB T3.106]

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  1. kári xás uxús " chími kanipthívruuhsun."
    And he thought, "Let me float away!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text