Ararahih'urípih
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paráhvaas uncle (through one's deceased father)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4555 | revised Nov 08 2005

paráhvaas N • uncle (through one's deceased father)

Source: WB 1058.1, p.370

  • chavúra pa'avansáxiitichas takuntápkuup mukunparáhvaas. Finally the little boys got to like their uncle. [Reference: KT 147.20]


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  1. chavúra pa'avansáxiitichas tá kuntápkuup mukunpárahvaas.
    Then the boys liked their uncle through mourning.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  2. tá kunmah mukunpárahvaas.
    They saw that he was their uncle through mourning.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text