Ararahih'urípih
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kafichtunvêech a plant, alum root

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lexicon ID #3701 | revised Mar 02 2015

kafichtunvêech N • a plant, alum root

Literally: 'small little-saxifrages'

Derivation káaf-ich-tunvêech  (= káaf-ich túnviiv-ach)
saxifrage-DIM-small.(pl.)  (= saxifrage-DIM children-DIM)

Source: WB 839.3, p.359

Note: Perh. equiv. to káfhiich.