Ararahih'urípih
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akvaat raccoon

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #310 | revised Nov 07 2014

akvaat • N • raccoon Procyon lotor.

Derivatives (3)
akvatîiv "placename above Teneyck Creek"
akvatkêem "Indian name of Mrs. Elizabeth Hickox's mother's husband, as a boy"
akvat'ávaha "plant sp., the popcorn flower"

Source: WB 78, p.317; JPH ani 06:656

Note: Cf. by-name vith'áfishaan, lit. 'cunt-toucher'.

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  1. hôoy pa'akvaat?
    Where is the raccoon?
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  2. akvaat uum ípahak.
    The raccoon's in a tree.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  3. akvaat tóo kyívunih.
    The raccoon fell down.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  4. akvaat fátaak ukyívunih.
    The raccoon fell out of the tree.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  5. pa'akvaat iinâak tu'uum.
    The raccoon came inside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  6. pusihich'ávah tu'av pa'akvaat.
    The raccoon ate the catfood.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  7. pa'akvaat iinâak tu'uum xás vaa papusihich'ávah tu'av.
    The raccoon came inside and ate the cat food.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  8. yáxa pa'akvaat!
    Look, the raccoon!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  9. akvaat húm ivíshtaantih?
    Do you like (to eat) raccoon?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  10. yánava itráhyar akváat kun'irukûuntakoo.
    He saw ten raccoons sitting.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  11. xás paakváat sáruk uskákunih.
    And the raccoon jumped downhlll.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  12. kári xás káan umáh akvaat, ípaha kun'irukûuntakoo.
    And there he saw raccoons, they were sitting in a tree.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text