Ararahih'urípih
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chínim striped skunk

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1158 | revised Feb 21 2005

chínim • N • striped skunk

Derivatives (5)
chinimpírish "plant sp., the cinquefoil"
chinimtántaav "civit cat skin apron"
chinímvaas "cape of civet cat skins"
chinimvásih ""skunk-back" basket design (O'Neale, fig. 16a, 16b) "
chiním'anamahach "civet cat"

Source: WB 300, p.330; JPH ani 06:659

Note: Also called chinímkaam 'big skunk', contrasting with chiním'anamahach 'civet cat' (JPH).

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  1. pachínim pa'ipíta iinâak uvôonfurukatih.
    There was a skunk inside the house yesterday.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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