Ararahih'urípih
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tishániik / tishanih- placename near Camp Creek

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lexicon ID #6093 | revised Nov 04 2015

tishániik / tishanih- • N • placename near Camp Creek

Derivation:  DUM-riik  (= DUM-rii-k)
DUM-place  (= DUM-place-LOC)

Derivatives (3)
tishanihmâam "name of a fireplace near Orleans"
tishanihmâasuum "name of a fireplace near Orleans"
tishaníhthuuf "Camp Creek"

Source: WB 1390.2, p.386; TK 105.38

  • kári xás tishaníh'uuth upíytuuykar. And he kicked (earth) out at Camp Creek village. [Reference: WB T2.63]

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  1. kári xás tishaníh'uuth upíytuuykar.
    And he kicked it out from tishániik.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. tishaníh'uuth úuth upiytúykaanva.
    He kicked it out from tishánii
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  3. xás patishanihyûum ukvíriprup víri kúna kâam pa'îin kun'áharamuti tá kunihmáravarak.
    And when he ran downriver from tishániik, the ones following him were running down just upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text