Ararahih'urípih
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vuunup / vúunupu- to flow downstream from here

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lexicon ID #6707 | revised Jan 22 2016

vuunup / vúunupu- • V • to flow downstream from here

Derivation:  vur-rup
flow-away.downriverward

Derivatives (3)
asapítvuunup "placename near Seiad"
surukúnvuunup "Sing-Ho Bar"
thúfvuunupma "creek mouth"

  • peeshkêesh yúruk tuvúunup. The river flows downstream from here. [Reference: KV]
  • 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]

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  1. púyava poo'ípak yánava " panani'îin tóo pvuunup."
    So when he got back, he saw it, "My falls have flowed downriver."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text