Ararahih'urípih
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ápvuuy tail

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #479 | revised Oct 31 2014

ápvuuy • N • tail

Derivatives (10)
achnat'apvúyhiich "a plant, yarrow "
ahvanápvuuy "elk-tooth headband such as is worn in the deerskin dance"
apvûuch "tailbone, coccyx"
apvúuchsuruk "name of a dog"
apvuyfúraxar "red-tailed hawk"
apvuyíchyuunanach "a type of hawk, perh. sharp-shinned hawk"
apvuyíthyurar "Cooper hawk"
imnishnam'apvuyhánach "grease tray with a handle"
imnishram'ápvuuy "handle at end of stone tray; frying pan handle"
sitápvuuy "barley sp., wall barley"

Source: WB 125, p.319; JPH 07:438-46, JPH 15: 663-81

  • apvúy'iithka tail feather [Reference: JPH ethno ?:280]

See tavúyvuy 'to wag the tail'

Short recordings (9) | Sentence examples (6)

  1. apvúyipux "without tail" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. káru múpvuuy "and its tail" (spoken by Violet Super)
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  3. múpvuuy "its tail" (spoken by Violet Super)
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  4. nanípvuuy "my tail" (spoken by Violet Super)
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  5. pusihich'ápvuuy "tail of a cat" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  6. sahpihnîich muápvuuy. "beaver's tail" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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  7. ápvuuy "tail" (spoken by Violet Super)
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  8. ápvuuy "tail" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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  9. ápvuuy "tail" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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