Ararahih'urípih
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axichapipúniishich children-tail

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #914 | revised Oct 14 2014

axichapipúniishich • INTERJ • children-tail

Derivation:  axiich ípun íish-ich
child salmon.tail flesh-DIM

Note: Myth word.

  • i'kúkam vúra tóohyiv, axichapipúniishich. Just inside the house he hollered, "Children-tail." [Reference: KT 150.8]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. xás tóo piip " axichapipúniishich."
    He would say, "Little children-tail."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  2. kúkuum vúra tu'ípak, vaa tóo piip " axichapipúniishich."
    The next time he returned, he would say, "Little children-tail."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  3. kári xás yiimúsich vúra ukpêehva " axichapipúniishich."
    Then he shouted a little ways off, "Little children-tail!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text