Ararahih'urípih
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xanpuchíniishveenach hummingbird; also a type of plant

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6801 | revised Feb 03 2016

xanpuchíniishveenach • N • hummingbird; also a type of plant (Schenck and Gifford, p. 390).

Derivation:  xanpuchíniish-veen-ach
xanpuchíniish-AGT-DIM

Derivatives (3)
xanpuchinishveenach'ímkaanva "a plant, a type of monkey-flower; also yellow violet"
yumaaraxanpuchíniishveenach "sphinx moth"
yumaaraxanpuchinishveenach'ímkaanva "plant sp."

Source: WB 1592, p.396; JPH ani 06:622

  • xanpuchíniishveenach uum kiikpíkaan. Go and fetch Hummingbird! [Reference: DeA & F 3: Bluejay as Doctor 006]
  • ta'ítam kunpíkaraheen xanpuchíniishveenach. Then they sent for Hummingbird. [Reference: KM 20.10]

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  1. kári   xás   u-píip   xanpuchíniishveenach   kiik-píkaan  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   hummingbird   2pl(>3)-go.get  
    Then he said, "Go and fetch Hummingbird!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   kun-píip   chími   kúkuum   vura   kiik-píkaan   xanpuchíniishveenach  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   soon   again   Intensive   2pl(>3)-go.get   hummingbird  
    They said, "You had better call Hummingbird again!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   xanpuchíniishveenach   uum   vúra   u-masmáahvu-tih  
    then   then   hummingbird   3.SG   Intensive   3s(>3)-dance.for.curing-DUR  
    Now that fellow Hummingbird was dancing the medicine dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   xanpuchíniishveenach     
    then   then   hummingbird     
    Then Hummingbird (sang,)
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  5. xás   xanpuchíniishveenach   u-píip   kachakâach   mu-'ápuroon   ú-p-siinvu-tih  
    then   hummingbird   3s(>3)-say   bluejay   3sPOSS-magic.charm   3s(>3)-ITER-fail.to.recognize-DUR  
    Then Hummingbird said, "Bluejay does not know his medicine!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  6. kári   xás   u-píip   xanpuchíniishveenach   kiik-píkaan  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   hummingbird   2pl(>3)-go.get  
    And (Chipmunk) said, "Go summon Hummingbird!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  7. kári   xás   xanpuchíniishveenach   u-píip   naa   vúra   na-apmán'anamahachhi-tih  
    then   then   hummingbird   3s(>3)-say   1sg.   Intensive   1s-have.small.mouth-DUR  
    And Hummingbird said, "My mouth is too small.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  8. xanpuchíniishveenach   u-pakurîihvu-tih  
    hummingbird   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    Hummingbird was singing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  9. kári   xás   ta'ítam   ta'ítam   xanpuchíniishveenach  
    then   then   so   so   hummingbird  
    And then Hummingbird was there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

  10. kári   xás   u-piip   chími   chími   kan-pátum   xanpuchíniishveenach  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   soon   soon   1s(>3)-put.head   hummingbird  
    Then Hummingbird says she's going to doctor her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play