Ararahih'urípih
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hûu huhûu imitation of owl's cry

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lexicon ID #1416 | revised Nov 07 2014

hûu huhûu • IDEO • imitation of owl's cry

Source: WB 386, p.334

  • kári xás upiiip, hûu huhûu, kúnish nanishípaam tuyuunhíti. And he said, "Hûu huhûu, my grinding slab is sort of crooked." [Reference: T24.38]

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  1. kári   xás   u-píip   hûu huhûu   kúnish   nani-sípaam   t-u-yuunhí-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   owl's.cry   sort.of   1sPOSS-grinding.slab   PERF-3s(>3)-be..lopsided-DUR  
    And he said, "hûu huhûu, my grinding slab is sort of crooked."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text