Ararahih'urípih
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yu' far downriver, e.g. at Requa

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7270 | revised Feb 15 2016

yu' • ADV • far downriver, e.g. at Requa

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Source: WB 1683, p.401; JPH mat 07:354R

  • hâari yú' mít kunikvaránkootihat xuskáamhar. Sometimes they used to go far downriver to buy bows. [Reference: TK 162.36]

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  1. púyava xás uumkun yu'kúkamkam pa'ávansas tá kunithvíripraa.
    Then the men on the downriver end ran up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  2. xás payu'kúkam uumkun káruk tá kunithvíriproov.
    Then the ones on the downriver end ran up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  3. púyava hâari uum payu'kúkam pa'ávansas píshiip tu'úum, patákasar uphírivirak.
    Sometimes the men on the downriver end arrived first where the tossel lay.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  4. púyava payu'kúkam tá kuntâativrukahaak púyava kári tá kunkôokha payúruk va'áras.
    If the ones on the downriver end toss it over (the goal line), then the downriver people won.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text