Karuk Dictionary
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chánhaayfur exclamation of Coyote when interrupted while raping a girl (T11.24)
ishávaas child of deceased sibling (term of address commonly used by Coyote)
pihnêefha / pihnêefhi- to howl like a coyote ; to make a whooping cry (as in the war dance)
pihnêefich / pihneef- coyote
pihneefích'anamahach coyote pup
shuuuuhuuuu imitation of Coyote's howl
sishanayâamach pretty one having a penis, a name given to Coyote
tishráam ishkuuntíhan by-name for coyote
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5437 | revised Dec 03 2015
sishanayâamach • N • pretty one having a penis, a name given to Coyote
| Derivation: | síish-ar yâamach | (= síish-ar yav-ach) |
| penis-INST pretty | (= penis-INST good-DIM) |
- kári xás upíip yítha pa'ifápiit, ii! íf êev sishanayâamach toosíinvar. And one young women said, "Alas, dear, pretty-one-with-a-penis has really drowned! [Reference: WB 11: Coyote as Doctor 042]
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kári xás upiip yítha pa'ifápiit ii! íf êev sishanayâamach tóo síinvar then then she.says one the.young.unmarried.woman oh! truly greeting.to.women pretty.one.having.a.penis he.has drown And one young woman said, "Alas, dear, sishanayâamach has really drowned! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textxás kunpínaa vaa kích vúra pakunipítih sishanayâamach tóo síinvar then they.come that only Intensive what.they.are.saying pretty.one.having.a.penis he.has drown And they came back uphill; that was all they were saying, "sishanayâamach has drowned." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text