Ararahih'urípih
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imúsaan assistant priest in the world renewal (Kroeber and Gifford, p. 7)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2571 | revised Nov 16 2014

imúsaan • N • assistant priest in the world renewal (Kroeber and Gifford, p. 7)

Literally: 'looker'

Derivation:  imus-aan
look.at-Agentive

Source: WB 609.4, p.346; TK 241.31

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. " káru imúsaan, káru koopitxaaríhvaan káru kixáhaan."
    "And an assistant priest, and priest's companions, and brush-burners.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  2. púyava koovúra tá kun'áraarahitih, kixáhaan káru vúra imúsaan, káru ikyávaan, káru koopitxaaríhvaan.
    And they were all (there), brush-burners and assistant priest, and priestesses, and priest's companions.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  3. kári koovúra tá nupávyiihraa peekxariya'áraar káru imúsaan.
    We all came back up, (including) the priest and the assistant priest.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text