Ararahih'urípih
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ánav medicine

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. 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 text
  2. káruma   káru   taay   u-'ôorahi-ti   pa-'ánav   pa-   -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 text
  3. púyava   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 text
  4. pa-púufich   kun-'ákunvu-naa-ti   víri-va   ánav      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 text
  5. koovúra   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 text
  6. víri-va   máh'iit   pa-   kun-tátapv-an-va   víri   vaa   u-kupí-tih   pa-mukun-chíshiih   víri   koovúra   pa-mukun-chíshii   ánav      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 text
  7. kári   xás   víri   pa-mukun-xúskaamhar   víri-va   áak      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 text
  8. púyava   pa-t-u-kôo-haak   púyava   kári   pa-'ánav   îim      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 text
  9. káru   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 text
  10. púyava   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 text
  11. xás   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