Ararahih'urípih
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apsunmúnukich Western yellow-bellied racer (H)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #446 | revised Sep 19 2014

apsunmúnukich N • Western yellow-bellied racer (H) Coluber mormon (ITIS).

Literally: 'slippery snake'

Derivation ápsuun múnukich
snake slippery

Derivative (1)
apsunmunukich'ímkaanva "mountain hemp, dogbane"

Source: WB 116.2, p.319

  • kári xás apsunmúnukich axmáy uvôonuprav. And suddenly Racer crawled out. [Reference: WB T39.22]

See ápsuun 'snake' See múnukich 'slippery'


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  1. apsunmunukich   xas   u-párihishrih-anik   vaa   vura   kaan   asiv-súruk   u-tápichkaa-nik  
    racer.snake   then   3s(>3)-be.transformed-ANC   so   Intensive   there   cave-under   3s(>3)-slip.to-ANC  
    Then he turned into apsunmunukich (snake species) right there, he went in under the overhanging rocks.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text
  2. apsunmúnukich   u-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    racer.snake   3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    Western Yellow-Bellied Racer (a snake) was being unfaithful to his wife.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  3. xás   t-óo   piip   apsunmúnukich   vúra   púra kára   aapúnm-eesh-ara  
    then   PERF-3s(>3)   say   racer.snake   Intensive   nobody   know-FUT-NEG  
    And Racer said, "Nobody will find out."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  4. yiimúsich   t-óo   pmah   apsunmúnukich  
    little.ways.off   PERF-3s(>3)   see.again   racer.snake  
    She saw Racer a little ways off.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  5. yanav-éek-va   t-u-'áhoo-heen   apsunmúnukich  
    one-must-so   PERF-3s(>3)-go-ANT   racer.snake  
    She saw Racer coming.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  6. kári   xás   apsunmúnukich   axmáy   u-vôonuprav  
    then   then   racer.snake   suddenly   3s(>3)-crawl.up.out  
    And suddenly Racer crawled out (prematurely).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  7. xás   kári   ee   kári   xás   kun-piip   uum   apsunmúnukich   t-u-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    then   then   oh!   then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   3.SG   racer.snake   PERF-3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    And (people) said, "Oh, Racer is being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  8. kári   xás   apsunmúnukich   u-piip   pa-yaas'ára   u-'iiníshri-haak   víri   pa-'asiktávaan   vaa   u-kupí-ti-haak   u-kitaxríharahi-ti-haak   xáat   káru   u--ti   vúra   pu-'aapúnm-eesh-ap   víri   vaa   vúra   kun-'áapunm-eesh  
    then   then   racer.snake   3s(>3)-say   NOMZ-rich.person   3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when   so   NOMZ-woman   so   3s(>3)-do-DUR-when   3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR-when   may   also   3s(>3)-think-DUR   Intensive   NEG-know-FUT-NEG   so   so   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-know-FUT  
    Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text