Ararahih'urípih
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kitáxrih wing

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3876 | revised Jun 30 2005

kitáxrih • N • wing

Derivatives (5)
kitáxriha "to have wings"
kitaxríhak "placename, near Orelans"
kitaxríhar "a kind of dangerous spirit"
kitaxríharaha "to be unfaithful to one's spouse"
kitaxriharáriik "dangerous place, full of evil spirits"

Source: WB 891, p.361; JPH ani 06:555

  • kitaxríh'iithka wing feather [Reference: JPH ethno 280]

Sentence examples (7)

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  1. kári xás asvúut kunívyiihrishuk, kunkitaxríhahitih.
    And ants came out, they had wings.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  2. apsunmúnukich ukitaxríharahitih.
    Western Yellow-Bellied Racer (a snake) was being unfaithful to his wife.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  3. káruma uum ukitaxríharahitih.
    (But) the fact was, she was being unfaithful.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  4. kári xás " ii!" xás upiip, " vúra ník pukín'aapunmeeshap, panukitaxríharahitih."
    Then (hearing someone coming) he said, "Oh, they mustn't know that we're being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  5. xás kári " ee!" kári xás kunpiip, " uum apsunmúnukich tukitaxríharahitih."
    And (people) said, "Oh, Racer is being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  6. tá kun'áapunma pookitaxríharahitih.
    They found out that he was being unfaithful.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  7. kári xás apsunmúnukich upiip, " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak, víri pa'asiktávaan vaa ukupítihaak, ukitaxríharahitihaak, xáat káru uxúti ' vúra pu'aapúnmeeshap,' víri vaa vúra kun'áapunmeesh."
    Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text