Ararahih'urípih
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apúnkoo / apunkôo- (sorcerer) to cast a spell on (someone); to bewitch or "devil" (someone)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #468 | revised Oct 31 2014

apúnkoo / apunkôo- • V • (sorcerer) to cast a spell on (someone); to bewitch or "devil" (someone)

Derivation:  ápur-koo
bewitch-to

  • vaa kumá'ii kun'apunkôotihanik, kachakâachich îin. And so that's why she was deviled by Bluejay. [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 031]

See ápur 'to bewitch' See -koo 'to'

Sentence examples (6)


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  1. hínupa yee u'apunkôoti pamahnûuvanach.
    That one kept poisoning Chipmunk.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. vaa kúth poo'apúnkoo mahnûuvanach.
    Therefore he poisoned Chipmunk.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  3. vaa kumá'ii poo'apunkôotih.
    Therefore he poisoned him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. hínupa vúra uum u'apunkôonaatih, kachakâach uum u'apunkôonaatih.
    There she was bewitching them, Blue Jay herself was bewitching them.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  5. hínupa uum kachakáach u'apunkôonaatih.
    There Blue Jay herself was bewitching them.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text