Ararahih'urípih
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áhasur / áhasuru- to drive away

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lexicon ID #183 | revised Oct 31 2014

áhasur / áhasuru- • V • to drive away

Derivation:  áha-sur
drive.(animals)-off

  • vaa vúra payváheem úthvuuyti pirishkaarim'áhasurar, peekriripanpákurih. So new they are called "Grizzly-Driver-Away", the Amekyaram sweathouse songs. [Reference: KT 124.37]

See -sur 'off'

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  1. váa vúra payváheem úthvuuyti pirishkaarim'áhasurar, peekriripanpákurih.
    It is still called grizzly-bear drive-away-medicine, those Amekyaram sweathouse songs.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text