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apurúvaan evil sorcerer, Indian devil
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #471 | revised Feb 18 2014
apurúvaan • N • evil sorcerer, Indian devil
Literally: 'bewitcher'
Derivation: | ápur-va-aan |
bewitch-PL.ACT-Agentive |
Derivative (1)
apuruvániik "placename, part of rancheria"
Source: WB 123.3, p.319
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êem káru apurúvaan doctor also sorcerer She was a doctor and sorcerer. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full textuum vúra atahári-ish vúra kun-máah-tih tá kun-piip u-'apurúvaan-hi-tih 3.SG Intensive always-DIM Intensive 3pl(>3s)-see-DUR PERF 3pl(>3s)-say 3s(>3)-sorcerer-DENOM-DUR People were always seeing (a certain woman), they said, "She's a devil." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full texthínupa vaa káan u-tnûuprih-ti yítha pa-'apurúvaan surprise so there 3s(>3)-look.through-DUR one the-sorcerer There was a certain devil peeking through there. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full textyítha pa-'apurúvaan ú-ksah one the-sorcerer 3s(>3)-laugh And a certain devil (accompanying the first one) laughed. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full textkári xás ikxáram axmáy u-thítiv axmáy u-vôonfuruk pa-'apurúvaan then then night suddenly 3s(>3)-hear suddenly 3s(>3)-enter.a.house the-sorcerer Then in the night suddenly she heard it, suddenly the devil came in. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full textkári xás pa-'apurúvaan u-p-vôonfuruk then then the-sorcerer 3s(>3)-ITER-enter.a.house Then the devil came back in the house. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full textpúyava vúra tá xára kári xás pa-'apurúvaan u-mah you.see Intensive PERF long.time then then the-sorcerer 3s(>3)-see So after a long time, then the devil found her. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text