Ararahih'urípih
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iknámanach a freshwater shellfish, the hornshell or california Hornsnail

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1857 | revised Nov 05 2014

iknámanach N • a freshwater shellfish, the hornshell or california Hornsnail Cerithidea californica (ITIS).

Literally: 'little pestle'

Derivation ikrávar-ich  (= ikrav-ar-a-ich)
pestle-DIM  (= grind-INST-DEVERB-DIM)

Source: JPH ani 06:755, ethno 330