Ararahih'urípih
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áfup buttocks

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #160 | revised Sep 22 2014

áfup • N • buttocks

Derivation:  áaf up
excrement up

Derivatives (4)
afupchúrax "anus"
afuptháanamnih "opening between the two leggings"
afupvastárarar "man's name, Yaas' father"
chukchuk'áfup "stingy person"

Source: WB 17.3, p.314

  • kári xás u'aak, pihnêefich u'áak áfup. And he hit him, he hit Coyote on the buttocks. [Reference: WB 11: Coyote as Doctor 023]

See áaf 'excrement'

Sentence examples (9)

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  1. xás   u-xús   chími   pa-nini-'afupchúrax   chími   kan-ip-shivshâap-i  
    then   3s(>3)-think   soon   the-1sPOSS-anus   soon   1s(>3)-ITER-seal.up-IMPER  
    And he thought, "Let me seal up my anus."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. xás   pa-mu-'afupchúrax   vaa   ku-mûuk   u-p-sívshap  
    then   the-3sPOSS-anus   that   3sPOSS-with.(by.means.of)   3s(>3)-ITER-seal.up  
    And he sealed up his anus with that.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. tá   íp   ni-p-shívshaap-at   pa-nini-'afupchúrax  
    PERF   PAST   1s(>3)-ITER-seal.up-PAST   the-1sPOSS-anus  
    I've sealed up my anus."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. hinupáy   pa-mu-'afupchúrax   p-oo-'iinkú-tih  
    surprise   the-3sPOSS-anus   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.on.fire-DUR  
    There it was his anus burning.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  5. púyava   chavúra   ú-msip   pa-mu-'afupchúrax  
    you.see   finally   3s(>3)-cool.off   the-3sPOSS-anus  
    So finally his anus was extinguished.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  6. hínupa   áfup   kun-pávyiihrishuk-ti   p-oo-'áam-tih  
    surprise   buttocks   3pl(>3s)-come.out.(pl.)-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-eat-DUR  
    There they were coming out of his buttocks as he ate.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  7. chími   vaa   u-'íinka   pa-'axváha   pa-mu-'áfup  
    soon   so   3s(>3)-be.on.fire   the-pitch   the-3sPOSS-buttocks  
    Soon the pitch was burning on his buttocks.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  8. kári   xás   u-'áak   pihnêefich   u-'áak   áfup  
    then   then   3s(>3)-hit.(with.implement)   coyote   3s(>3)-hit.(with.implement)   buttocks  
    And he hit him, he hit Coyote on the buttocks.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  9. kári   xás   u-kyívish   áfup   pa-tá   kun-vúr   vôohara   mûuk  
    then   then   3s(>3)-fall.down   buttocks   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-jab   digging.stick   with.(by.means.of)  
    Then he fell down, when they jabbed him in the buttocks with a digging stick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text