Ararahih'urípih
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afupchúrax anus

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lexicon ID #161 | revised Sep 22 2014

afupchúrax N • anus

Derivation áfup-chúrax  (= áaf up-chúrax)
buttocks--chúrax  (= excrement up--chúrax)

Source: WB 17.3.1, p.314

  • afupchúraxak xás uptáchyuunishuk. Then he slips out of her anus. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 202]
  • chími panini'afupchúrax chími kanipshivshâapi. Let me seal up my anus. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 038]

See áfup 'buttocks'


Sentence examples (5)


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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.    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