Ararahih'urípih
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ápuroon magic charm, 'devil machine' used by a sorcerer

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #470 | revised Feb 18 2014

ápuroon • N • magic charm, 'devil machine' used by a sorcerer

Derivation:  ápur-han
bewitch-PTCL

Derivative (1)
kachakach'ápuroon "cocoon, cocoon-rattle"

Source: WB 123.2, p.319

Note: With irregular contraction.

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  1. xás    xanpuchíniishveenach    upíip    kachakâach    mu'ápuroon    úpsiinvutih   
    then    hummingbird    he.said    bluejay    his.medicine    he.doesn't.know.it   
    Then Hummingbird said, "Bluejay does not know his medicine!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. apuroon    aapuroon   
    magic.charm    magic.charm   
    apuroon aapuroon
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  3. apuroon    aapuroon   
    magic.charm    magic.charm   
    apuroon aapuroon
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  4. apuroon    aapuroon   
    magic.charm    magic.charm   
    apuroon aapuroon
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  5. ápuroon    tu'ûusur   
    magic.charm    she.removed   
    She removed the witchery.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  6. kachakâach    mu'ápuroon    kumáheesh    hôoyva    ípahak    utákararihva    sú'    vákay    úkrii   
    bluejay    her.devil.machine    you.will.see    somewhere    on.a.tree    it.is.hanging    inside    worm    it.lives   
    You can see Blue Jay's 'devil machine' somewhere, it is hanging on a tree, there's a worm inside.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  7. matêe    kaniptôori    panini'ápuroon   
    later    let.me.count    my.charms   
    Let me count my charms for a moment!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  8. kári    xás    uyáariipva    pamu'ápuroon   
    then    then    he.took.them.out    his.charms   
    So he took out his charms.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  9. kári    xás    u'êechip    pa'apuroonpûuvish   
    then    then    she.picked.up    the.charm-bag   
    And she picked up the charm-bag.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  10. kári    xás    upiip    nani'ápuroon    tá    na'êetheep   
    then    then    he.said    my.charms    PERF    she.has.taken.from.me   
    And he said, "She's taken away my charms!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  11. káruma    uum    yiimúsich    tu'íshunvaheen    pa'ápuroon   
    in.fact    3.SG    little.ways.off    she.had.hidden    the.charms   
    The fact was, she had hidden the charms some distance away.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  12. kári    xás    upiip    chími    neepthárihi    panani'ápuroon   
    then    then    he.said    soon    give.me.back    my.charms   
    And he said, "Give me back my charms!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text