Ararahih'urípih
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apsunmúnukich Western yellow-bellied racer (H)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #446 | revised Sep 19 2014

apsunmúnukich • N • Western yellow-bellied racer (H) Coluber mormon (ITIS).

Literally: 'slippery snake'

Derivation:  ápsuun múnukich
snake slippery

Derivative (1)
apsunmunukich'ímkaanva "mountain hemp, dogbane"

Source: WB 116.2, p.319

  • kári xás apsunmúnukich axmáy uvôonuprav. And suddenly Racer crawled out. [Reference: WB T39.22]

See ápsuun 'snake' See múnukich 'slippery'

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  1. apsunmunukich    xas    upárihishrihanik    vaa    vura    kaan    asivsúruk    utápichkaanik   
    racer.snake    then    he.transformed.into    so    Intensive    there    under.a.rock    he.slipped.to   
    Then he turned into apsunmunukich (snake species) right there, he went in under the overhanging rocks.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  2. apsunmúnukich    ukitaxríharahitih   
    racer.snake    was.being.unfaithful.to.his.wife   
    Western Yellow-Bellied Racer (a snake) was being unfaithful to his wife.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  3. xás    tóo    piip    apsunmúnukich    vúra    púra kára    aapúnmeeshara   
    then    he.had    say    racer.snake    Intensive    nobody    will.find.out   
    And Racer said, "Nobody will find out."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  4. yiimúsich    tóo    pmah    apsunmúnukich   
    little.ways.off    she.had    see.again    racer.snake   
    She saw Racer a little ways off.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  5. yanavéekva    tu'áhooheen    apsunmúnukich   
    one    he.had.arrived    racer.snake   
    She saw Racer coming.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  6. kári    xás    apsunmúnukich    axmáy    uvôonuprav   
    then    then    racer.snake    suddenly    he.crawled.out   
    And suddenly Racer crawled out (prematurely).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  7. xás    kári    ee    kári    xás    kunpiip    uum    apsunmúnukich    tukitaxríharahitih   
    then    then    oh!    then    then    they.said    3.SG    racer.snake    he.is.being.unfaithful   
    And (people) said, "Oh, Racer is being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  8. kári    xás    apsunmúnukich    upiip    payaas'ára    u'iiníshrihaak    víri    pa'asiktávaan    vaa    ukupítihaak    ukitaxríharahitihaak    xáat    káru    uxúti    vúra    pu'aapúnmeeshap    víri    vaa    vúra    kun'áapunmeesh   
    then    then    racer.snake    he.said    when.humankind    it.comes.into.existence    so    when.a.woman    so    she.does    when.she.is.unfaithful    may    also    she.thinks    Intensive    they.won't.know    so    so    Intensive    they.will.find.out   
    Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text