Ararahih'urípih
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víitrup / víitrupu- to paddle downstream from here

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lexicon ID #6540 | revised Jan 21 2016

víitrup / víitrupu- • V • to paddle downstream from here

Derivation:  vit-rup
paddle-away.downriverward

Source: WB 15: Coyote As Lawmaker 004

  • vaa uum vúra payúruk takunvíitrup tuthívruuhrup yúruk. When they traveled downstream by boat, they floated downstream. [Reference: WB 15: Coyote As Lawmaker 004]
  • yúruk takun'áchakrup, patakunvítrupoo. They floated downriver in a bunch when they traveled downriver. [Reference: WB T57.34]

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  1. vaa uum vúra payúruk tá kunvíitrup tuthívruuhrup yúruk.
    When they traveled downstream by boat, they floated downstream.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text

  2. yúruk tá kun'áchakrup, patá kunvítrupoo.
    They rowed downriver in a bunch, when they rowed downriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  3. vúrava uvíitrup, yíiv vúra tuvíitma.
    He paddled downriver like that, he paddled a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  4. vúra vaa uvíitrup.
    He paddled downriver like that.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text