Ararahih'urípih
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iyvaxávax to rub the red skin off of shelled acorns

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lexicon ID #3631 | revised Aug 27 2015

iyvaxávax • V • to rub the red skin off of shelled acorns

Derivation:  iyvax-RED
iyvax-REDUP

  • xás takuniyvaxávax, pámaan takunívyiishur. Then they rubbed them, and the skins came off. [Reference: WB T73.6]

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  1. xás tá kuniyvaxávax, xás pámaan tá kunívyiihshur.
    Then they rubbed them, and the skins came off.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text