Ararahih'urípih
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pif to fart, to break wind

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4761 | revised Aug 23 2005

pif • V • to fart, to break wind

Source: WB 1112, p.372

  • ápmaan mûuk upíifti. He's farting with his mouth (i.e. belching). [Reference: JPH ethno ?:200]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. púyava   kári   xás   t-óo   pif  
    you.see   then   then   PERF-3s(>3)   fart  
    And then he broke wind.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  2. kúuk   t-u-kúchnaaxma   u-píf-eesh  
    to   PERF-3s(>3)-stick.buttocks.towards   3s(>3)-fart-FUT  
    He turned his buttocks toward them, he was about to break wind.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text