Ararahih'urípih
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iyvôonih to take (acorns) down (from racks); to spill downhill

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3635 | revised Apr 20 2015

iyvôonih • V • to take (acorns) down (from racks); to spill downhill

Literally: 'to pour down'

Derivation:  iyvay-unih
pour-down

Source: WB 830.2, p.357

  • xás tuváxrah, takuniyvôonih, xás tóoyvax. Then (the acorns) dried; they took them down, and they shelled them. [Reference: WB T74.3]
  • maník yeenipaxvúhich nikitrísheesh, uyvôoniheesh pamuxuntápan. I'll push a girl over, she will spill her acorns. [Reference: KS39. Mockingbird and Swamp-Robin 006]

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  1. xás tuváxrah, tá kuniyvôonih, xás tóo yvax.
    And they dried; they took them down, and they hulled them.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text