Ararahih'urípih
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vúrunih to flow downhill from here

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6687 | revised Jan 22 2016

vúrunih • V • to flow downhill from here

Derivation:  vur-unih
flow-down

Note: Cf. also TK 144.26.

  • uvúrunihva ; uvurúniihva. It's flowing down in a single stream ; it's flowing down in several streams. [Reference: KV]
  • pa'ás kúnish tuvurúniihva, tiim. It was sort of running over the edge of the rock. [Reference: WB 14: Coyote Eats His Own Excrement 030]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. yanéekva pasaamvároo uvúrunihtih.
    There was a creek flowing down.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. xás uthítiv páthuuf uvúrunihva.
    And he heard a creek flowing down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. xás pihnêefich upíip " thúfkaam vúra vúrunihi nani'ífuth."
    So Coyote said, "Let a big creek flow down behind me!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  4. pa'ás kúnish tuvurúniihva, tiim.
    It was sort of running over the edge of the rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text