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apurúvaan evil sorcerer, Indian devil
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #471 | revised Feb 18 2014
apurúvaan • N • evil sorcerer, Indian devil
Literally: 'bewitcher'
Derivation: | ápur-va-aan |
bewitch-PL.ACT-Agentive |
Derivative (1)
apuruvániik "placename, part of rancheria"
Source: WB 123.3, p.319
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êem káru apurúvaan doctor also sorcerer She was a doctor and sorcerer. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full textuum vúra ataháriish vúra kunmáahtih tá kunpiip u'apurúvaanhitih 3.SG Intensive all.the.time Intensive they.were.seeing PERF they.said she.is.a.devil People were always seeing (a certain woman), they said, "She's a devil." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full texthínupa vaa káan utnûuprihti yítha pa'apurúvaan surprise so there he.was.looking.through one the.devil There was a certain devil peeking through there. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full textyítha pa'apurúvaan úksah one the.devil he.laughed And a certain devil (accompanying the first one) laughed. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full textkári xás ikxáram axmáy uthítiv axmáy uvôonfuruk pa'apurúvaan then then night suddenly she.heard suddenly he.entered.the.house the.devil Then in the night suddenly she heard it, suddenly the devil came in. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full textkári xás pa'apurúvaan upvôonfuruk then then the.devil he.came.back.into.the.house Then the devil came back in the house. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full textpúyava vúra tá xára kári xás pa'apurúvaan umah you.see Intensive PERF long.time then then the.devil he.found.her So after a long time, then the devil found her. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text