Ararahih'urípih
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súnukich beneath (dimin.)

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lexicon ID #5463 | revised Dec 06 2015

súnukich • N • beneath (dimin.)

Derivation:  súruk-ich  (= su'-ruk-ich)
under-DIM  (= inside-DIR-DIM)

  • xás upiip, pakéevniikich mukrívraam musúnukich pánu'iin. And she said, "We're staying under the eaves at the old woman's house." [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 099]
  • sáruk xás asivshúnukich utápichka. He slipped downhill under an overhanging rock. [Reference: WB 14: Coyote Eats His Own Excrement 012]

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  1. sáruk xás asivshúnukich utápichkaa.
    He slipped downhill under an overhanging rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text