Ararahih'urípih
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áxvaay "crane", i.e. the great blue heron

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #980 | revised Nov 07 2014

áxvaay • N • "crane", i.e. the great blue heron Ardea herodias (ITIS).

Derivatives (4)
axvay'ápkaas "a type of iris, Habenaria sp."
axváyhiich "red-stem alfilerillo"
axvêev "Dillon Mountain "
yumaaráaxvaay "a bird, perhaps the godwit"

Source: WB 247, p.328; JPH ani 06:625

  • xás kári úhyiv, áxvaay píivkari. Then she hollered, "Crane, stretch your leg across." [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 044]

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  1. koovúra    kumáastaa    káru    áxvaay   
    all    kinds.of.ducks    also    crane   
    There were all kinds of ducks and cranes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. xás    chími    áxvaay    núpiikivmathi   
    then    soon    crane    let's.put.necklaces.on.him   
    And (they said), "Let's put necklaces on Crane."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    áxvaay    chémi    xás    tá    koo    tá    kunpiikívshiip    koovúra   
    then    then    crane    all.right    then    PERF    all    PERF    they.put.on.all.the.necklaces    all   
    And Crane (said), "All right," and that was all, he had on all the necklaces.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  4. kári    xás    áxvaay    uhyárihship   
    then    then    crane    he.stood.up   
    Then Crane stood up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text