Ararahih'urípih
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ixvâahuunih go down head first

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3541 | revised Feb 20 2015

ixvâahuunih • V • go down head first

Derivation:  axvâaha-unih  (= axvâah-ha-unih)
lie.with.head.pointing-down  (= head-DENOM-down)

Source: WB242.1.1, p.328

Note: With irreg. morphophonemics.

  • tîi kanixvâahuunihi. 'Let me go down head first!' [Reference: WB T9. lCoyote Goes to the Sky 51]

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  1. tîi kanixvâahuunihi.
    Let me go down head first!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text