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ithvaay chest, breast, heart
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lexicon ID #3291 | revised Nov 07 2005
ithvaay • N • chest, breast, heart
Derivatives (4)
ithváaykam "front"
ithváy'aaxkunishich "name for a dog with a red chest"
ithvayfúrax "type of salamander, "waterdog""
ivíthvaaykam "(in) front of the house"
Source: WB 775, p.354; JPH ani 06:505
- hínupay pamúthvaay tumátruk. That was his heart that popped. [Reference: ???]
- vaa káan kúniihki mufithíhkaam mupîimich, vaa káan pamúthvaay utháaniv. Shoot him there by his big toe, his heart lies there. [Reference: WB 20: The Perils of Weasel 3: 068]
Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (7)