Ararahih'urípih
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imcháaxripaa (heat) to come out, to emanate from a fire

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lexicon ID #2400 | revised Dec 07 2014

imcháaxripaa • V • (heat) to come out, to emanate from a fire

Derivation:  imchax-rípaa
get.hot-toward.land

  • púyava kumá'ii pamúyuup aaxkúnish poomchaaxrípaanik. That's why (Towhee's) eyes are red, from the heat that came out. [Reference: WB T36.8]

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  1. vúra uum tóo mchaaxripaa.
    The heat was coming out (of the fire).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Towhee Has Red Eyes" (WB_KL-36) | read full text