Ararahih'urípih
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vátakar / vátakara- to walk out (across water) on (e.g. a log)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6470 | revised Oct 31 2014

vátakar / vátakara- • V • to walk out (across water) on (e.g. a log)

Source: WB 1532, p.394

  • xás uvátakar. And he walked out into the river on it. [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 075]
  • ta'ítam uvátakaraheen pátirak. Then he walked out on the foot-log. [Reference: KT 154.12]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. xás uvátakar.
    And he walked out into the river on it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  2. ta'ítam uvátakaraheen.
    So he walked out on it.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text