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. xás vúra papihnîich ucháfichti pa'ípih, xás aax kích uthuufhíti poocháfichtih.
    And the old man was gnawing the bones, and nothing but blood was streaming as he gnawed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  2. kári xás úkpaatrav pamúpsiih, aax kúna u'ínihnamnihach.
    And she broke her leg, but (only) blood dribbled in.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  3. púfaat vúra pá'aax.
    There was no blood (in them).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  4. káruma uum pa'áraar tóo par, xás pamú'aax tóo pûuxsur.
    The fact was, (Horsefly) had bit human beings, and taken out a mouthful of their blood.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  5. víri vaa poopâanvuti pa'arará'aax.
    Human blood is what he painted his face with.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  6. xás araramvanyupsítanach uxus, " xáyfaat vaa nipiip, " tóo piip, " ípahak kích panimáahti pá'aax."
    and Horsefly thought, "Let me not say it"; he said, "I find the blood only in trees."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  7. hâari aax tóo sáansur payíkihar káru hâari thúkin.
    Sometimes she took blood off of the sick person, and sometimes bile.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text