Ararahih'urípih
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axavnuksúnukich placename, target station near Katimin

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lexicon ID #890 | revised Jun 26 2014

axavnuksúnukich N • placename, target station near Katimin

Literally: 'under the landslide'

Derivation áxavruk súruk-ich  (= áxav-ruk su'-ruk-ich)
áxavruk under-DIM  (= collapse-DIR inside-DIR-DIM)

Source: JPH pla 06:448; ethno

  • payêem vúra vaa úthvuuyti axavnuksúnukich peethívthaaneen. Now Under-the-Slide is the name of the place. [Reference: Obsidian Blade-Making Place 016]