Ararahih'urípih
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tâanaxihi to be dead (?)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5518 | revised Dec 20 2015

tâanaxihi • V • to be dead (?)

Derivative (1)
ára_utâanaxihitihirak "land of the dead"

Note: Found only in the expression ára utâanaxitihirak 'land of the dead' (WB 127.4, p. 320).

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  1. púyava   pa-kun-'ípak   ôok   kumee-thívthaaneen   vaa   uum   pa-kúph-aan-hanik   p-óo-kupi-ti   áraar   u-tâanaxihi-tih-irak  
    you.see   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-come.back   here   3sPOSS-land   that   3.SG   the-do-Agentive-ANC   NOMZ-3s(>3)-do-DUR   human   3s(>3)-be.dead-DUR-where  
    So when they returned to this world, they are the ones who did as it is done in the land of the dead.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text