Ararahih'urípih
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úkraam lake, pond, reservoir

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6222 | revised Nov 17 2015

úkraam N • lake, pond, reservoir

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Source: WB 1483, p.391


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  1. kári xás kuníthvuy pa'úkraam, yítha káru uum upítih, " vaa kuma'úkraam nipikvêeshriheesh."
    And they named the ponds, and (each) one said, "I will camp at that pond."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  2. xás kaanvári kunihmárava, yánava ukrámkaam u'íithra.
    Then they ran there, they saw a big lake lying.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  3. kári xás u'iipkúri póokraam.
    And he dived into the lake.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  4. kári xás kunpiip, " maruk'áraar vaa káan úknamtiimich úkrii.
    And they said, "A giant is staying there at the edge of the lake.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  5. kári xás uthítiv, yóo chrívchav pá'aas, pa'úkraam, pakunpáathkuri pamutípah.
    Then he heard it, he saw the water splash in the lake, when (the giant) threw his brother in.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  6. kári xás upáchish pamaruk'áraar, ukráam upaathkúrih.
    Then he threw the giant down, he threw him in the lake.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  7. púyava patusúpaahaak púyava ukráam kúuk tá kunihmárava, tá kunpáatvunaa pa'ávansas.
    When day came, they went to a pond, the men bathed.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text