Ararahih'urípih
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vuhvúhiichva / vuhvúhiichvu- to do the imitation deerskin dance (at Katimin)

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lexicon ID #6644 | revised Jan 14 2016

vuhvúhiichva / vuhvúhiichvu- • V • to do the imitation deerskin dance (at Katimin)

Derivation:  vuhvúha-iichva
do.jump.dance-in.pretense

Source: KV

  • xás taakrípaak kúuk takunívyiihma, káan takunvuhvúhiichvunaa. Then they went to Taakrípaak, there they did the imitation deerskin dance. [Reference: WB T84.32]

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  1. káan tá kunvuhvúhiichvunaa.
    There they did the imitation deerskin dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text