Ararahih'urípih
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xk Imitative of noise made by shamans

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6898 | revised Jun 09 2015

xk • IDEO • Imitative of noise made by shamans

Source: WB 1626, p.398

  • kári xás upiip, hâa, naa araraxus'úmaan, xás kári upíti, xk! And (Coyote) said, "Yes, I'm a doctor," and then he went, "Xk!" [Reference: T11.7]

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  1. xás kári upíti " xk!," úkxiikvutih.
    And he kept saying, "xk," he was making a hawking noise.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text