Ararahih'urípih
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áavkam ahead, in front of

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #70 | revised Jun 26 2014

áavkam • N • ahead, in front of

Literally: 'face-side'

Derivation:  áav-kam
face-side

Derivatives (2)
avkam'ahóovaan "senior priestess in the world-renewal ceremonies at Katimin and Orleans (Kroeber & Gifford, p. 7)"
ás'aavkam "a placename near Katimin"

Source: WB 202.3, p.326; Shivshaneen, 1996, (8.1)

  • áavkam u'áhooti pa'ávansa. The man is walking out in front. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 232]
  • yíth kúna takuníktir, pa'áavkam vaa kúna îin takun'êechipriv. To a different one in turn they tossed her, she was carried by the ones ahead in turn. [Reference: KT 131.8]

See áav 'face'

Sentence examples (8)

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  1. sáruk niyvúrunih xás áavkam ni'áapish xás máruk upikvíripraa.
    I followed him down hill at a run. I headed him off and he ran back up hill.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. xás upíip " chími kám'iinvi mú'aavkam."
    And he said, "Let there be a forest fire in front of him!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. káru yítha úkviipti mukún'aavkam.
    And one is running in front of them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  4. vaa vúra payítha kári úkviipti mú'aavkam.
    The one is still running in front of him like that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  5. xás vaa vúra úkviipti pa'ávansa mú'aavkam.
    The man is running in front of him like that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  6. xás pa'ávansa úkviipti mú'aavkam.
    The man is running in front of her.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  7. vaa vúra pa'ávansa úkviipti mú'aavkam.
    The man is running in front of her like that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  8. káru uum vaa vúra úkviipti mú'aavkam.
    And (the one) is running in front of her like that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text