Ararahih'urípih
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pitaxyárih to 'swear,' i.e. to say the name of someone's dead relative

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lexicon ID #5011 | revised Nov 08 2005

pitaxyárih • V • to 'swear,' i.e. to say the name of someone's dead relative

Source: WB 1156, p.375

  • aráviipux pavik, upitaxyáriihti pavik. When the weave of the basket has no twining at intervals, (the weaver) is swearing at her weave. [Reference: JPH ethno ?:220]
  • xás hâari vúra uum pa'áraar pahúuntahaak, ára vúra tupitaxyárih. And sometimes when a person is peculiar, he will "swear". [Reference: WB G144.45]

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  1. xás   hâari   vúra   uum   pa-'áraar   pa-húunta-haak   ára   vúra   t-u-pitaxyárih  
    then   sometime   Intensive   3.SG   the-human   NOMZ-peculiar-when   person   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-swear  
    Sometimes when a person was peculiar, he "swore" (on purpose).
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text