Ararahih'urípih
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ávansa man (i.e., an adult human male)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #833 | revised Oct 31 2014

ávansa N • man (i.e., an adult human male)

Derivatives (2)
avansapírish "plant species having seeds which adhere to clothing; used by men for love medicine"
avansáxiich "boy (of pre-pubertal age)"

Source: WB 206, p.326

  • xás kunkúha pa'ávansas, xás áxak vúra kuntáanva. And the men got sick, and they both died. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 002]


Short recordings (5) | Sentence examples (106)

  1. kêemachkoo pa'ávansa "poor man" (spoken by )
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  2. pa'ávansa "the man" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  3. ávansa "man" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  4. ávansa "man" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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  5. ávansa "man" (spoken by )
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