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ikyávaan maker; the "queen" or priestess in the world renewal ceremony (Kroeber and Gifford, p. 7)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2349 | revised Dec 07 2014
ikyávaan • N • maker; the "queen" or priestess in the world renewal ceremony (Kroeber and Gifford, p. 7)
| Derivation: | ikyav-aan |
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Derivatives (7)
aneekyávaan "Karuk traditional doctor who treats by means of sweating and herbs"
aneekyavániik "hospital"
aneekyavan'ikrívraam "hospital"
ikukeekyávaan "lumberjack"
ikyaváripux "without priestesses (at the pikyavish)"
imchaxeekyávan "cicada"
xahavikeekyávaan "type of caterpillar"
Source: WB 557.5, p.343; TK 241.32
- itaharâan upikyávaanhatak vaa pakéevniikich. She'd been priestess ten times long ago. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 010]
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xás kunpiip xâatik payêem ikyávaan ka'íru then they.said it's.better now maker also And they said, "Let there be priestesses too, this time." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full textpúyava koovúra tá kun'áraarahitih kixáhaan káru vúra imúsaan káru ikyávaan káru koopitxaaríhvaan you.see all PERF they.were brush.burner also Intensive assistant.priest also maker also sweathouse.companion And they were all (there), brush-burners and assistant priest, and priestesses, and priest's companions. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full textáxak pa'asiktávaansas tá kunikyávaanha two the.women PERF they.were.priestesses Two women acted as priestesses. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text