Ararahih'urípih
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xanchun'ámvaanich mink

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6798 | revised Feb 03 2016

xanchun'ámvaanich N • mink Mustela sp. (ITIS).

Literally: 'little crawfish-eater'

Derivation xanthuun amvaan-ich  (= xanthuun av-va-aan-ich)
crawfish eater-DIM  (= crawfish eat-PL.ACT-Agentive-DIM)

Source: WB 1598.1, p.396