Ararahih'urípih
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vúunoov / vúunoovu- to flow away upriver

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lexicon ID #6705 | revised Jan 22 2016

vúunoov / vúunoovu- • V • to flow away upriver

Derivation:  vur-roov
flow-upriverward.from.here

  • payêem vúra kári uvuunôovuti pa'íshaha pihneefthúfvuunupmak. Now the water still goes back up into the mouth of Coyote Creek. [Reference: KT 154.44]
  • kunpiip, xâatik ápap yúruk uvuunúpahiti, káru ápap káruk uvuunôovuti. (The spirit people) said, "Let (the river) flow downstream on one side, and flow upstream on the other side." [Reference: WB 15: Coyote As Lawmaker 001]