Ararahih'urípih
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araraxúskaamhar / araraxuskamhara- bow

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lexicon ID #522 | revised Oct 31 2014

araraxúskaamhar / araraxuskamhara- • N • bow

Literally: 'Indian-gun'

Derivation:  áraar xuskáamhar  (= áraar xúus-kaam-ha-ar)
human bow  (= human thought-large-DENOM-INST)

Source: WB 132.6, p.320

See xuskáamhar 'bow, gun'

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  1. araraxúskaam "Indian bow" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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