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axichapipúniishich children-tail
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lexicon ID #914 | revised Oct 14 2014
axichapipúniishich • INTERJ • children-tail
| Derivation: | axiich ípun íish-ich |
| child salmon.tail flesh-DIM |
Note: Myth word.
- i'kúkam vúra tóohyiv, axichapipúniishich. Just inside the house he hollered, "Children-tail." [Reference: KT 150.8]
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xás tóo piip axichapipúniishich then he.has say children-tail He would say, "Little children-tail." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkúkuum vúra tu'ípak vaa tóo piip axichapipúniishich again Intensive he.has.returned so he.has say children-tail The next time he returned, he would say, "Little children-tail." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkári xás yiimúsich vúra ukpêehva axichapipúniishich then then little.ways.off Intensive he.shouted children-tail Then he shouted a little ways off, "Little children-tail!" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text