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sinkanánaamich base of the throat
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5411 | revised Dec 03 2015
sinkanánaamich • N • base of the throat
Literally: 'little swallowing-place'
| Derivation: | síinkar-raam-ich | (= sir-kar-raam-ich) |
| swallow-place-DIM | (= disappear-into.water-place-DIM) |
Source: WB 1234.1.1, p.379
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kári xás upíip yuuxmachmahánach naa pay'ôok sinkanánaamich tá ni'aakúrih then then he.said lizard.sp. 1sg. right.here base.of.throat PERF I.reach.into.it And Lizard said, "I reach in here at the base of my throat. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text