Ararahih'urípih
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kíxumnipaa corner of house pit

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3898 | revised Jul 23 2015

kíxumnipaa • N • corner of house pit

Derivation:  DUM-rípaa
DUM-toward.land

  • kári xás kíxumnipaak kúuk u'uum. And he went to the corner. [Reference: WB T24.23]
  • vaa vúra káan umah, kíxumnipaak, papaxáh'as. She finds them there in the corner of the house pit, the boiling stones. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 043]

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  1. mâaka kíxumnipaak asimváram tóo kyâaheen pakeechxâach.
    In the uphill corner the widow had made a bed.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  2. kári xás kíxumnipaak kúuk u'uum, pasípaam uthaanêerak.
    And he went to the corner, where the grinding slab lay.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text