Ararahih'urípih
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áxvaay "crane", i.e. the great blue heron

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #980 | revised Nov 07 2014

áxvaay • N • "crane", i.e. the great blue heron Ardea herodias (ITIS).

Derivatives (4)
axvay'ápkaas "a type of iris, Habenaria sp."
axváyhiich "red-stem alfilerillo"
axvêev "Dillon Mountain "
yumaaráaxvaay "a bird, perhaps the godwit"

Source: WB 247, p.328; JPH ani 06:625

  • xás kári úhyiv, áxvaay píivkari. Then she hollered, "Crane, stretch your leg across." [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 044]

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  1. koovúra kumáastaa káru áxvaay.
    There were all kinds of ducks and cranes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. xás " chími áxvaay núpiikivmathi."
    And (they said), "Let's put necklaces on Crane."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  3. kári xás áxvaay " chémi," xás tá koo, tá kunpiikívshiip koovúra.
    And Crane (said), "All right," and that was all, he had on all the necklaces.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  4. kári xás áxvaay uhyárihship.
    Then Crane stood up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text