Ararahih'urípih
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apsunmúnukich Western yellow-bellied racer (H)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #446 | revised Sep 19 2014

apsunmúnukich • N • Western yellow-bellied racer (H) Coluber mormon (ITIS).

Literally: 'slippery snake'

Derivation:  ápsuun múnukich
snake slippery

Derivative (1)
apsunmunukich'ímkaanva "mountain hemp, dogbane"

Source: WB 116.2, p.319

  • kári xás apsunmúnukich axmáy uvôonuprav. And suddenly Racer crawled out. [Reference: WB T39.22]

See ápsuun 'snake' See múnukich 'slippery'

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  1. apsunmunukich xas upárihishrihanik vaa vura kaan, asivsúruk utápichkaanik.
    Then he turned into apsunmunukich (snake species) right there, he went in under the overhanging rocks.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  2. apsunmúnukich ukitaxríharahitih.
    Western Yellow-Bellied Racer (a snake) was being unfaithful to his wife.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  3. xás tóo piip, apsunmúnukich, " vúra púra kára aapúnmeeshara."
    And Racer said, "Nobody will find out."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  4. yiimúsich tóo pmah, apsunmúnukich.
    She saw Racer a little ways off.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  5. yanavéekva tu'áhooheen, apsunmúnukich.
    She saw Racer coming.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  6. kári xás apsunmúnukich axmáy uvôonuprav.
    And suddenly Racer crawled out (prematurely).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  7. xás kári " ee!" kári xás kunpiip, " uum apsunmúnukich tukitaxríharahitih."
    And (people) said, "Oh, Racer is being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  8. kári xás apsunmúnukich upiip, " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak, víri pa'asiktávaan vaa ukupítihaak, ukitaxríharahitihaak, xáat káru uxúti ' vúra pu'aapúnmeeshap,' víri vaa vúra kun'áapunmeesh."
    Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text