Ararahih'urípih
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úuthkam seaward ; toward Crescent City

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6339 | revised Jul 22 2014

úuthkam • N • seaward ; toward Crescent City

Derivative (1)
uchkamtîimich "placename near Katimin"

Source: JPH ethno ?:350

Note: Also úuthkamkam 'mountains on the Crescent City side'.

  • kunímuusti axchaytunvêechas, mukún'uuthkam tupihívriin. The little ground squirrels watched him, he danced back and forth in front of them. [Reference: WB T46.7]

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  1. xás úuth upiytúykaanva páyuux, uknamxánahich mú'uuthkam, víri vaa kumá'ii pakêech usirishkírahitih.
    And he kicked the dirt out in the river, out from uknamxánahich, that's why there's a big bar (there).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  2. kúna nuu yaas'arará'uuthkam kích nu'irukúunpiithvutiheesh."
    But we will be sitting around only in front of rich people."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. pamuhrôoha káru pamutúnviiv patuvuhvúhinaahaak yaas'arará'uuthkam kunchivítahitih.
    (But) his wife and his children, when there is a deerskin dance, are lined up in front of rich people.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  4. púyava kun'áraarahitih, kunímuusti axchaytunvêechas, mukúnuuthkam tupíhivriin.
    So they sat, the little ground squirrels watched him, he danced back and forth in front of them
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text