Ararahih'urípih
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i'kúkam outdoors; door leading out of living house

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7279 | revised Feb 22 2016

i'kúkam • N • outdoors; door leading out of living house

Derivation:  i'-kúkam
i'-side

Source: WB 394.1, p.334; JPH ethno ?:190

Note: No lengthening of -k-. Equivalent forms are îikam and îim. JPH ethno 310, Ill. 14, indicates that this is the side of the house where the entrance door was.

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  1. i'kúkam tupikrîish.
    She sat down outdoors.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  2. kári xás kúkuum imáan i'kúkam tupikrîish.
    And again the next day she sat down outside.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text