Ararahih'urípih
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íhuk / ihuka- flower dance, girl's puberty ceremony

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1592 | revised Oct 31 2014

íhuk / ihuka- • N • flower dance, girl's puberty ceremony

Derivation:  íhuk-a  (= ih-uk-a)
do.flower.dance-DEVERB  (= dance-to.here-DEVERB)

Source: WB 416.l.1, p.336

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  1. u'ihukárahitih veeshura'ípan pakuntâatathunatih."
    They're having a puberty dance, they're tossing her around on the ends of their horns."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text