Ararahih'urípih
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xanpuchíniishveenach hummingbird; also a type of plant

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6801 | revised Feb 03 2016

xanpuchíniishveenach • N • hummingbird; also a type of plant (Schenck and Gifford, p. 390).

Derivation:  xanpuchíniish-veen-ach
xanpuchíniish-AGT-DIM

Derivatives (3)
xanpuchinishveenach'ímkaanva "a plant, a type of monkey-flower; also yellow violet"
yumaaraxanpuchíniishveenach "sphinx moth"
yumaaraxanpuchinishveenach'ímkaanva "plant sp."

Source: WB 1592, p.396; JPH ani 06:622

  • xanpuchíniishveenach uum kiikpíkaan. Go and fetch Hummingbird! [Reference: DeA & F 3: Bluejay as Doctor 006]
  • ta'ítam kunpíkaraheen xanpuchíniishveenach. Then they sent for Hummingbird. [Reference: KM 20.10]

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  1. kári xás upíip, " xanpuchíniishveenach kiikpíkaan!"
    Then he said, "Go and fetch Hummingbird!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. kári xás kunpíip, " chími kúkuum vura kiikpíkaan xanpuchíniishveenach!"
    They said, "You had better call Hummingbird again!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  3. kári xás xanpuchíniishveenach uum vúra umasmáahvutih.
    Now that fellow Hummingbird was dancing the medicine dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. kári xás xanpuchíniishveenach
    Then Hummingbird (sang,)
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  5. xás xanpuchíniishveenach upíip, " kachakâach mu'ápuroon úpsiinvutih!"
    Then Hummingbird said, "Bluejay does not know his medicine!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  6. kári xás upíip " xanpuchíniishveenach kiikpíkaan.
    And (Chipmunk) said, "Go summon Hummingbird!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  7. kári xás xanpuchíniishveenach upíip " naa vúra naapmán'anamahachhitih.
    And Hummingbird said, "My mouth is too small.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  8. xanpuchíniishveenach upakurîihvutih.
    Hummingbird was singing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  9. kári xás ta'ítam, ta'ítam xanpuchíniishveenach.
    And then Hummingbird was there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

  10. kári xás upiip, " chími, chími kanpátum", xanpuchíniishveenach.
    Then Hummingbird says she's going to doctor her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play