Ararahih'urípih
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apmaan mouth; beak (of a bird)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #421 | revised Nov 07 2014

apmaan • N • mouth; beak (of a bird)

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Source: WB 112, p.318; Shivshaneen, 1996, (2.2); JPH ani 06:508

  • patupuyâarahaak píshiich, papúva íshunvaphaak, víri vaa apmáan kuniyvúruktiheesh pa'asúf'iish. When first he dies, when they haven't buried him yet, they should smear the salmon backbone meat on his mouth. [Reference: KM 32.24]

Short recordings (13) | Sentence examples (9)

  1. apmaan "mouth" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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  2. apmaan "mouth" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  3. apmaan "mouth" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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  4. apmaan "mouth" (spoken by Violet Super)
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  5. apmaan "mouth" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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  6. apmaanak "in your mouth" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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  7. mi'apmaan "your (sg.) mouth" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  8. mu'apmaan "his mouth" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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  9. mu'apmaan "his mouth" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  10. nani'apmaan "my mouth" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  11. pami'ápmaan káru pami'ápriih "your mouth and your tongue" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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  12. pamí'apmaan "your mouth" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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  13. pamúpmaan "his mouth" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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