Ararahih'urípih
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uuth towards the center of a body of water, out into or across a river or lake; towards the coast, to the west

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lexicon ID #6337 | revised Jul 22 2014

uuth ADV • towards the center of a body of water, out into or across a river or lake; towards the coast, to the west

Derivatives (5)
avnayûuth "a placename near Cappell"
imtaxá'uuthkam "part of Orleans"
xavnamnihichthufyûuth "placename, near Wilson Creek"
yûuchich "across- and down-river (dimin.)"
yûuth "downriver and across-stream; downriver across the ocean"

Source: WB 1505, p.392; TK xxxiv.9

  • úuthvárih vúra ni'ípahoovish. I'm going to go back towards the river. [Reference: TK 71.7]
  • víri pootníshuk víri uumyâach kunipthivrúhish úuth yurástiim. When he looked out, they had barely floated ashore at the ocean, on the beach. [Reference: WB T3.162]


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  1. uuth "towards the center of a body of water" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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