Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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vapiróopithva / vapiróopithvu- to go around

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6432 | revised Jan 28 2016

vapiróopithva / vapiróopithvu- • V • to go around

Derivation:  ip-va p-iroopith-va  (= ip-va p iroo-pith-va)
ITER go p-around-PL.ACT  (= ITER go p iroo-here.and.there?-PL.ACT)

  • xás chími upvápiroopithveesh pa'úkraam. And he was about to go around the pond. [Reference: KM 14.24]
  • chavúra páy peethívthaaneen thaanêen kunpiruvápiroopithva. Finally they two went all the way around this world. [Reference: WB T52.9]

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  1. kári xás chavúra upvápiroopithvutih peethívthaaneen.
    Finally he went around the world.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text