Ararahih'urípih
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tapas'ápsuun rattlesnake

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5663 | revised Dec 26 2015

tapas'ápsuun • N • rattlesnake Crotalus sp..

Literally: 'real snake'

Derivation:  tápas ápsuun
real snake

Source: WB 1309.1, p.383; JPH ani 06:618

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  1. káru    tapas'ápsuun    káan    ithyárukirukam    utákviihriv    muxvâa    a'    uhyárih   
    also    rattlesnake    there    on.other.side.of.river    it.is.lying.coiled    its.head    above    it.is.standing   
    And a rattlesnake is lying coiled there across-stream, its head is standing up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text