Ararahih'urípih
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asmaax towhee, Pipilo maculatus (M)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #693 | revised Jun 02 2004

asmaax • N • towhee, Pipilo maculatus (M)

Source: WB 161, p.323

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  1. p-aasmáax   yúp-'aaxkunish  
    the-towhee   eye-red  
    Towhee has red eyes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Towhee Has Red Eyes" (WB_KL-36) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   pa-tá   kun-píkyaar   pa-kun-táxraa-ti   kári   xás   asmáax   tîi   kan-'ífik-i   pa-taxrat-êep  
    then   then   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-finish   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-flake.arrowheads-DUR   then   then   towhee   let...   1s(>3)-pick.up-IMPER   the-flake.arrowheads-refuse.from.-ing  
    And when they finished attaching arrowheads, then Towhee thought, "Let me pick up the scraps".
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Towhee Has Red Eyes" (WB_KL-36) | read full text