Ararahih'urípih
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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


Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (7)

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  1. êem   káru   apurúvaan  
    doctor   also   sorcerer  
    She was a doctor and sorcerer.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text
  2. uum   vúra   atahári-ish   vúra   kun-máah-tih      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 text
  3. hínupa   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 text
  4. yítha   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 text
  5. kári   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 text
  6. kári   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 text
  7. púyava   vúra      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