Ararahih'urípih
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cháfich / chaficha- bone to gnaw on

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1046 | revised Oct 31 2014

cháfich / chaficha- • N • bone to gnaw on

Derivation:  cháfich-a
gnaw.meat-DEVERB

Source: WB 263.1, p.329

  • cháfich kích navíshtaanti. I just want a bone to gnaw on. [Reference: WB T21.24]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. yánava   u-pí-tih   cháfich   kích   na-víshtaan-tih  
    visible   3s(>3)-say-DUR   bone.to.gnaw   only   1s-like.(food)-DUR  
    They saw he was saying, "I just want a bone to gnaw on."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  2. vaa   u-kupa-pakurîihv-ahi-tih   cháfich   kích   na-víshtaan-tih  
    so   3s(>3)-MODAL-sing.songs-Modal-DUR   bone.to.gnaw   only   1s-like.(food)-DUR  
    He was singing that, "I just want a bone to gnaw on."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  3. xás   pa-pihnîich   vaa   vúra   u-pakurîihvu-tih   cháfich   kích   na-víshtaan-tih  
    then   the-old.man   so   Intensive   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR   bone.to.gnaw   only   1s-like.(food)-DUR  
    And the old man was singing that way, "I just want a bone to chew on."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text