Ararahih'urípih
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axchaytunvêech little ground-squirrels

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lexicon ID #908 | revised Mar 12 2014

axchaytunvêech • N • little ground-squirrels Variant: axchaytunvêechas.

Derivation:  áxthaay-tunvêech  (= áxthaay túnviiv-ach)
ground.squirrel-small.(pl.)  (= ground.squirrel children-DIM)

  • kunímuusti axchaytunvêechas, mukún'uuthkam tupihívriin. The little ground squirrels watched him, he danced back and forth in front of them. [Reference: WB T46.7]

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  1. púyava   kun-'áraarahi-tih   kun-ímuus-ti   axchaytunvêech-as   mukún-uuthkam   t-u-píhivriin  
    you.see   3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR   3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR   little.ground-squirrels-PL   3plPOSS-seaward   PERF-3s(>3)-dance.back.and.forth  
    So they sat, the little ground squirrels watched him, he danced back and forth in front of them
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   tá   kun-iktírish   pa-'axchaytunvêech-as  
    then   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-faint   the-little.ground-squirrels-PL  
    And the little ground squirrels fainted.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text