čahpani·l

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Tübatulabal

Etymology

Compare Cahuilla chivnish, Luiseño chevnash, Ute (Chemehuevi) cupanivi

Noun

čahpani·l

  1. yerba mansa, Anemopsis californica

References

  • Voegelin, Erminie Wheeler (1938) “Tübatulabal Ethnography”, in Anthropological Records, volume 2, number 1, page 59:Large root of yerba mansa, Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook (čahpanï·l), boiled in qt. water for hour, decoction strained, cupful drunk every 2 hours for day or so, for heavy colds.
  • Voegelin, C. F. (1958 July) “Working dictionary of Tübatulabal”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 24, number 3, →JSTOR, page 222:čahpani·l spiked white flower;