Ararahih'urípih
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asánaamkarak Stony Flat, a placename near Ike's Falls

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #600 | revised Jun 26 2014

asánaamkarak • N • Stony Flat, a placename near Ike's Falls

Derivation:  as nav-kar-a-ak
rock be.flat.ground-into.water-DEVERB-Locative

Source: WB 146.4, p.321

  • vaa vúra káan asaxvuhpihnîich upkêevish asánaamkarak. Old Man Turtle was transformed there at Stony Flat. [Reference: WB 22: Old Man Turtle 025]

See as 'rock' See nav- 'to be flat ground'

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. kári xás kun'ífukraa asanamkaráyurukam.
    And they climbed uphill downriver from asánaamkarak.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  2. vaa vúra káan asaxvuhpihnîich upkêevish asánaamkarak.
    Old Man Turtle was transformed there at asánaamkarak.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text