Ararahih'urípih
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axvithínih grave, graveyard

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1002 | revised Oct 31 2014

axvithínih • N • grave, graveyard

Source: WB 250, p.328

Note: Locative is axvithiníhak.

  • kúmateech pookxáramhaak, káan vúra ni'ásiveesh paaxvithinih'ávahkam. Tonight after it gets dark, I'll sleep there on top of the grave. [Reference: KS 26. Man Visits His Dead Wife 005]
  • axvithiníhak tápaan hâari u'îifti. (Tobacco) sometimes grows even in the graveyard. [Reference: TK 78.36]

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  1. víri vaa imáheesh axvithínih.
    You will see a grave there.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text