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asaxvuhpihnîich Old Man Turtle, a myth character
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lexicon ID #646 | revised Feb 17 2016
asaxvuhpihnîich • N • Old Man Turtle, a myth character
Literally: 'turtle old-man'
| Derivation: | asáxvuh pihnîich |
| turtle old.man |
Source: JPH ethno ?:230
Note: See also yúhveen 'myth_name_for_Turtle'
- xás vaa káan peekxaréeyav u'uum, pa'asaxvuhpihnîich kun'íinirak. Then a spirit person came there, where Old Man Turtle (and his son) lived. [Reference: KT 143.4]
- víri takári pachí kun'íihrupaavish, xás asaxvuhpihnîich tóothvoonha. It was time for them to dance down, and Old Man Turtle wanted to go along. [Reference: WB T22.4]
Sentence examples (6)
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víri tá kári pachí kun'íihrupaavish,
xás asaxvuhpihnîich tóo thvoonha.
It was time for them to dance down, and then Old Man Turtle wanted to.Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text -
asaxvuhpihnîich vúra tóo thvoonha.
Old Man Turtle just wanted to.Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text -
asuxvuypihnîich áachip tóo hyárihish.
Old Man Turtle stood in the middle.Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text -
pâanpayvari asaxvuhpihnîich tóo kfuuyshur.
Finally Old Man Turtle got tired.Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text -
vaa vúra káan asaxvuhpihnîich upkêevish asánaamkarak.
Old Man Turtle was transformed there at asánaamkarak.Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text -
kun'áaphuti asaxvuhpihnîich mútraax.
They were carrying Old Man Turtle's arms.Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text