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ípmiif black deer
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2786 | revised Jan 28 2015
ípmiif • N • black deer
| Derivation: | ip-miif |
| deer-black |
Source: WB 636.5, p.347; JPH ethno ?:360
- yánava káan uhyárih ípmiif. He saw a black deer standing there. [Reference: KM 14.37]
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pufíchtaahkoo ípmiif káru pa-kóo kumá-'uup p-oo-tháthriinaa pa-sipnúuk-ak white.deer black.deer also NOMZ-all 3sPOSS-possession NOMZ-3s(>3)-sit.(two.things) the-storage.basket-Locative White deerskins, black deerskins, and every kind of treasure sat in the storage baskets. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text