Ararahih'urípih
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thúfip Requa

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6006 | revised Jan 29 2016

thúfip • N • Requa

Literally: 'creek-tree'

Derivation:  thúuf-iip
creek-tree

Source: WB 1465, p.389

  • pa'úuth kunpípaathkar thúfip xás uthivrúhish. When they threw him back in the river, he then floated ashore at Requa. [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 119]

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  1. pa'úuth kunpípaathkar thúfip xás uthivrúhish.
    When they threw him back in the river, he then floated ashore at Requa.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  2. kári xás thúfip mumáruk tóo kvíripvarak.
    Then he ran down from upriver, to a place uphill from Requa.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text