Ararahih'urípih
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xus'úmaan shaman, Indian doctor

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6988 | revised Feb 08 2016

xus'úmaan • N • shaman, Indian doctor

Derivation:  xus uum-aan
think arrive-Agentive

Source: WB 1641.1.1, p.399

Note: Equiv. to êem. xúus + uum 'treat_(patient)'

  • púyava takunimfipíshriihva paxus'úmaansa. So the doctors assembled. [Reference: WB T29.13]

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  1. púyava tá kunimfipíshriihva paxus'úmaansa.
    So the 'doctors' assembled.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text