Ararahih'urípih
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aneekyávaan Karuk traditional doctor who treats by means of sweating and herbs

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #382 | revised Sep 17 2014

aneekyávaan • N • Karuk traditional doctor who treats by means of sweating and herbs

Literally: 'medicine-maker'

Derivation:  ánav ikyávaan êem  (= ánav ikyav-aan êem)
medicine maker doctor  (= medicine make-Agentive doctor)

Derivatives (2)
aneekyavániik "hospital"
aneekyavan'ikrívraam "hospital"

Source: WB95.2, p.318

See ánav 'medicine' See ikyávaan 'maker' See êem 'traditional sucking doctor'

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  1. pa-nani-chishíh-'anamahach   itháan   káruk   nu-'ípasroov-at   káan   ú-krii   chishih-'aneekyáavaan  
    the-1sPOSS-dog-little   once   upriver   1pl(>3)-take.(someone).upriver-PAST   there   3s(>3)-life   dog-doctor  
    Once we took my little dog upriver, there was a veterinarian there.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  2. pa-'aneekyávaan   uum   pírish   pa-'óo-hruuv-tih   káru   hâari   pirish-'éepuum  
    the-doctor   3.SG   plant   NOMZ-3s(>3)-use-DUR   also   sometime   plant-root  
    The sweating doctor used plants and sometimes plant roots.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  3. xás   pa-'aneekyávaan   vúra   kúnish   ikxaréeyav  
    then   the-doctor   Intensive   sort.of   spirit.person  
    And the doctor was kind of (like) an ikxaréeyav.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text