Ararahih'urípih
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simsimvôoh sword

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lexicon ID #5401 | revised Dec 03 2015

simsimvôoh • N • sword

Literally: 'metal digging-stick'

Derivation:  símsiim vôoh  (= síim REP vôoh)
knife digging.stick  (= síim REP digging.stick)

Source: WB 1230.9, p.379

  • simsimvôoh kích uveehríshukva. Nothing but swords were sticking out. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 059]

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  1. simsimvôo kích uveehríshukva.
    Nothing but swords were sticking out.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text