Ararahih'urípih
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asaxvuhpihnîich Old Man Turtle, a myth character

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #646 | revised Feb 17 2016

asaxvuhpihnîich • N • Old Man Turtle, a myth character

Literally: 'turtle old-man'

Derivation:  asáxvuh pihnîich
turtle old.man

Source: JPH ethno ?:230

Note: See also yúhveen 'myth_name_for_Turtle'

  • xás vaa káan peekxaréeyav u'uum, pa'asaxvuhpihnîich kun'íinirak. Then a spirit person came there, where Old Man Turtle (and his son) lived. [Reference: KT 143.4]
  • víri takári pachí kun'íihrupaavish, xás asaxvuhpihnîich tóothvoonha. It was time for them to dance down, and Old Man Turtle wanted to go along. [Reference: WB T22.4]

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  1. víri    tá    kári    pachí    kun'íihrupaavish    xás    asaxvuhpihnîich    tóo    thvoonha   
    so    PERF    then    SUB-soon    they.were.going.to.dance.down    then    Old.Man.Turtle    PERF-he    be.eager.(to.do)   
    It was time for them to dance down, and then Old Man Turtle wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  2. asaxvuhpihnîich    vúra    tóo    thvoonha   
    Old.Man.Turtle    Intensive    PERF-he    be.eager.(to.do)   
    Old Man Turtle just wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  3. asuxvuypihnîich    áachip    tóo    hyárihish   
    Old.Man.Turtle    middle    PERF-he    stand.still   
    Old Man Turtle stood in the middle.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  4. pâanpayvari    asaxvuhpihnîich    tóo    kfuuyshur   
    after.a.while    Old.Man.Turtle    PERF-he    be.tired   
    Finally Old Man Turtle got tired.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  5. vaa    vúra    káan    asaxvuhpihnîich    upkêevish    asánaamkarak   
    that    Intensive    there    Old.Man.Turtle    he.transforms    placename   
    Old Man Turtle was transformed there at asánaamkarak.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  6. kun'áaphuti    asaxvuhpihnîich    mútraax   
    they.were.carrying.(two.objects)    Old.Man.Turtle    his.arms   
    They were carrying Old Man Turtle's arms.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text