Ararahih'urípih
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ikxíikva / ikxíikvu- (shaman) to make hawking noises in the throat (as part of doctoring procedures)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2268 | revised Dec 11 2014

ikxíikva / ikxíikvu- • V • (shaman) to make hawking noises in the throat (as part of doctoring procedures)

Derivation:  ikxik-va
ikxik-PL.ACT

Source: WB 548, p.342

  • xás kári upíti xk, úkxiikvuti. And he kept saying, "xk," he was making a hawking noise. [Reference: WB 11: Coyote as Doctor 007]

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  1. xás kári upíti " xk!," úkxiikvutih.
    And he kept saying, "xk," he was making a hawking noise.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text