Ararahih'urípih
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áxruuh gray squirrel

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lexicon ID #956 | revised Nov 03 2005

áxruuh N • gray squirrel Sciurus griseus (ITIS).

Source: WB 236, p.328; JPH ani 06:827

  • áxruuh áhup mûuk kuníktiinvuti. They were throwing sticks at the gray squirrels. [Reference: WB 20: The Perils of Weasel 3: 055]


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  1. (. . .) áxruu áhup mûuk kuníktiinvuti.
    (Weasel met two boys who were trying to hunt gray squirrels, but had no bows.) They were throwing sticks at the gray squirrels.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  2. xás upiip, " chími kúniihki pa'áxruuh."
    And he said, "Shoot the gray squirrels."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text