Ararahih'urípih
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váfish liver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6411 | revised Nov 11 2005

váfish N • liver

Derivative (1)
átvaaf "salmon liver"

Source: WB 1514, p.393

  • chú pihnîich, páy miváfish. Here, old man, this is your liver (to eat)! [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 021]
  • mâa páy miváfish, pihnîich, chími vin. Here's your liver, old man, suck on it! [Reference: KT 144.21]


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  1. xas   kun-pavyíihfuruk   xas   kun-'ipêer   "chu   pihnîich   pay   mi-váfish  
    then   3pl(>3s)-go.back.indoors.(pl.)   then   3pl(>3s)-say.to   "here!   old.man   this   2sPOSS-liver  
    And then (the ten young men) came in, and they said, "Here, old man, here is your liver!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. xas   u-pakúriihva   "súnunuk   á-ni-nak   ki-yánee   náa   pu-váfish   na-vishtan-tih-ara  
    then   3s(>3)-sing.songs   "secretly   á-ni-nak   ki-yánee   1sg.   NEG-liver   1s(>3)-like.(food)-DUR-NEG  
    And he started singing, "In secret...Tra-la-la...I don't like liver.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  3. xás   kun-piip   arákaas   mâa   páy   pa-mi-váfish  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say   old.man   look!   this   the-2sPOSS-liver  
    And they said, "Old man, here! this is your liver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  4. mâa   páy   pa-mi-váfish  
    look!   this   the-2sPOSS-liver  
    Here, this is your liver!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text