Ararahih'urípih
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yúrukam uphill downriver, i.e. on a height downriver; (a short distance) downriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7213 | revised Feb 17 2016

yúrukam • ADV • 1 uphill downriver, i.e. on a height downriver • 2 (a short distance) downriver (lexicon ID #7233)

Derivation:  yúruk-kam  (= yu'-ruk-kam)
downriver-side  (= downriver-DIR-side)

Derivatives (2)
tíhyurukam "placename, near Ti Bar"
yuunúkamich "uphill downriver"

Source: WB 1683.6.2, p.401

Note: The dimin. is yuunúkamich.

  • kári xás kun'ífukraa asanamkaráyurukam. And they climbed uphill downriver from asánaamkarak. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 049]

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  1. yûum tá nimah papúufich.
    I saw a deer downriver.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

  2. yûum púufich tá nimah.
    I saw a deer downriver.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. chavúra yûum kumayúrasak uthívruuhramnih.
    Finally he floated into the ocean downriver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. ta'ítam " yée naa hínupa páy uum vúra pihnêefich payûum uthívtaaptih.
    So (they said), "Well, that's Coyote who is dancing downriver!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  5. xás patishanihyûum ukvíriprup víri kúna kâam pa'îin kun'áharamuti tá kunihmáravarak.
    And when he ran downriver from tishániik, the ones following him were running down just upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  6. kári xás kun'ífukraa asanamkaráyurukam.
    And they climbed uphill downriver from asánaamkarak.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  7. yûum tu'árihrup.
    He went a little ways downriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  8. imáankam xumvaroovyúrukam kúna kunishríveesh.
    The next day they shot at targets on a height downriver from xumvároov.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text