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ánav medicine
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lexicon ID #379 | revised Nov 07 2014
ánav • N • medicine
Derivatives (12; show derivatives)
Source: WB 95, p.317
Note: Locative is ánaak.
- xás íshaha tootárivramnih pamu'ásipak pamu'ánaak. Then he pours water into his basket, onto his medicine. [Reference: TK 233.24]
- ánav pamú'iithka, fâat vúra vaa kumayíkiha patuvúrayvahaak. Its feathers are medicine, whenever any kind of illness is going around. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 149]
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vúra vaa mu-'ánav-hanik pa-'ámtaap Intensive that 3sPOSS-medicine-ANC the-dust Now ashes were his medicine. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textkáruma káru taay u-'ôorahi-ti pa-'ánav pa-tá ní-kvar pa-ni-'ákih-ti in.fact also much 3s(>3)-cost-DUR the-medicine NOMZ-PERF 1s(>3)-buy NOMZ-1s(>3)-give.(things).to-DUR And in fact it cost a lot, the medicine that I bought, that I was giving him. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textpúyava pa-sárum ánav t-u-'árihish you.see the-Jeffrey.pine.root medicine PERF-3s(>3)-become The pine-roots had become medicine. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textpa-púufich kun-'ákunvu-naa-ti víri-va ánav tá kun-íkyam máh'iit NOMZ-deer 3pl(>3s)-hunt-PL-DUR so-so medicine PERF 3pl(>3s)-make morning When they hunted deer, they made medicine in the morning. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full textkoovúra u-yvúruk-ahi-ti pa-pufich-'ánav all 3s(>3)-rub-ESS-DUR the-deer-medicine They rubbed deer medicine on everything. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full textvíri-va máh'iit pa-tá kun-tátapv-an-va víri vaa u-kupí-tih pa-mukun-chíshiih víri koovúra pa-mukun-chíshii ánav tá kun-iyvúruk-va so-so morning NOMZ-PERF 3pl(>3s)-trap-go.to-PL.ACT so so 3s(>3)-do-DUR the-3plPOSS-dog so all the-3plPOSS-dog medicine PERF 3pl(>3s)-rub-PL.ACT When they went trapping in the morning, their dogs would do this, they would all be rubbed with medicine. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full textkári xás víri pa-mukun-xúskaamhar víri-va áak tá kun-símku ánam múuk then then so the-3plPOSS-bow so-so in.the.fire PERF 3pl(>3s)-heat.a.bow medicine with.(by.means.of) Then they heated their bows by the fire, with medicine. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full textpúyava pa-t-u-kôo-haak púyava kári pa-'ánav îim tá kun-p-iyvêesh you.see NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-stop-when you.see then the-medicine outdoors PERF 3pl(>3s)-ITER-pour.out When he was finished, they poured the medicine on the ground, outdoors. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full textkáru hâari t-u-'ísh káakum pa-'ánav also sometime PERF-3s(>3)-drink some the-medicine And sometimes (the patient) drank some of the medicine. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full textpúyava páy uum pa-pirish-'ánav kun-kupee-kyâa-hi-tih you.see this 3.SG the-plant-medicine 3pl(>3s)-MODAL-make-Modal-DUR That’s how they made plant medicine. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full textxás yáas káru ánav then then also medicine And then for medicine too. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text