Ararahih'urípih
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áax blood; (as a postpound) red

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #72 | revised Nov 07 2014

áax • N • blood; (as a postpound) red

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Source: WB 215, p.326

  • víri pá'aax tuvurúnihva pamútraaxak, pamuvuhá'aax. The blood was running down his arm, the blood from his teeth. [Reference: KT 144.26]
  • xás aax kích uthuufhíti poocháfichti. And nothing but blood was streaming as he gnawed. [Reference: WB 21: Hair In The Soup 031]

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  1. aaxkúnish "red" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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  2. aaxkúnish "red" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  3. áax "blood" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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