Ararahih'urípih
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íhukar / ihukara- flower dance song

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lexicon ID #1595 | revised Oct 31 2014

íhukar / ihukara- • N • flower dance song

Literally: 'what you do the flower-dance with'

Derivation:  íhuk-ar  (= ih-uk-ar)
do.flower.dance-INST  (= dance-to.here-INST)

Source: WB 416.1.2, p.336; JPH ethno ?:280

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  1. ta'ítam kun'árihishriihvaheen pa'íhukar.
    So they sang the flower-dance songs.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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