Ararahih'urípih
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xuntápan acorn, esp. that of the tan oak

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lexicon ID #6907 | revised Feb 04 2016

xuntápan N • acorn, esp. that of the tan oak Lithocarpus densiflora (Schenck and Gifford, no. 74).

Derivation xuun tapan
acorn.soup tapan

Derivatives (5)
apxantiich'athithxuntápan "walnut"
apxantiich'athithxuntapan'ípa "walnut tree"
athithxuntápan "hazelnut"
xuntapan'ámvaan "by-name for the California woodpecker"
yavishxuntápan "acorn of scrub oak"

Source: WB 1631.1, p.398; TK 58.25; JPH pla 06:522


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  1. muxuntápan "his acorns" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. xuntápan "acorn" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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  3. xuntápan "acorn" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  4. xuntápan kitnáakti "cracking acorns" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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  5. xuntápan yav "good acorns" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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  6. úuxkunish paxuntápan "the bitter acorns" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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