Ararahih'urípih
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xurishaxara'ifápiit pamúkhuraa name of a ridge near Katimin

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lexicon ID #6936 | revised Jul 22 2014

xurishaxara'ifápiit pamúkhuraa • MWU • name of a ridge near Katimin

Literally: 'long acorn-meat young-woman her-ridge'

Source: WB 1631.5.2, p.398

  • xurishaxara'ifápiit pamúkhuraa kaanvári taníkfuukraa. I climb up there on the Ridge of Long-Acorn-Meats Woman. [Reference: WB T47.17]

See xára 'long' See ifápiit 'young woman' See íkhuraa 'ridge'

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  1. xurishaxara'ifápiit pamúkuraa kaanvári tá níkfuukraa.
    I climb up there on the Ridge of Long Acorn-Meats Young-Woman.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text