Ararahih'urípih
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ihnooháhiich common-law wife

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lexicon ID #1570 | revised Apr 14 2014

ihnooháhiich • N • common-law wife

Literally: 'imitation wife'

Derivation:  ihrôoha-hiich  (= ihruv-aha-a-hiich)
wife-imitation  (= use-ESS-DEVERB-imitation)

Source: WB 425.1.1, p.336