Ararahih'urípih
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asaxvuhpihnîich Old Man Turtle, a myth character

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #646 | revised Feb 17 2016

asaxvuhpihnîich • N • Old Man Turtle, a myth character

Literally: 'turtle old-man'

Derivation:  asáxvuh pihnîich
turtle old.man

Source: JPH ethno ?:230

Note: See also yúhveen 'myth_name_for_Turtle'

  • xás vaa káan peekxaréeyav u'uum, pa'asaxvuhpihnîich kun'íinirak. Then a spirit person came there, where Old Man Turtle (and his son) lived. [Reference: KT 143.4]
  • víri takári pachí kun'íihrupaavish, xás asaxvuhpihnîich tóothvoonha. It was time for them to dance down, and Old Man Turtle wanted to go along. [Reference: WB T22.4]

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  1. víri   tá   kári   pa-chí   kun-'íihrupaa-vish   xás   asaxvuhpihnîich   tó-o   thvoonha  
    so   PERF   then   NOMZ-soon   3pl(>3s)-dance.from.the.lake-mouth-FUT   then   Old.Man.Turtle   PERF-3s(>3)   be.eager.(to.do)  
    It was time for them to dance down, and then Old Man Turtle wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  2. asaxvuhpihnîich   vúra   tó-o   thvoonha  
    Old.Man.Turtle   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   be.eager.(to.do)  
    Old Man Turtle just wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  3. asuxvuypihnîich   áachip   tó-o   hyárihish  
    Old.Man.Turtle   middle   PERF-3s(>3)   stand.still  
    Old Man Turtle stood in the middle.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  4. pâanpay-vari   asaxvuhpihnîich   tó-o   kfuuyshur  
    after.while-toward   Old.Man.Turtle   PERF-3s(>3)   be.tired  
    Finally Old Man Turtle got tired.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  5. vaa   vúra   káan   asaxvuhpihnîich   u-pkêevish   asánaamkarak  
    that   Intensive   there   Old.Man.Turtle   3s(>3)-be.transformed   placename  
    Old Man Turtle was transformed there at asánaamkarak.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  6. kun-'áaphu-ti   asaxvuhpihnîich   mú-traax  
    3pl(>3s)-carry.(two.objects)-DUR   Old.Man.Turtle   3sPOSS-arm  
    They were carrying Old Man Turtle's arms.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text