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tapipshítaani after a while
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lexicon ID #5670 | revised Dec 26 2015
tapipshítaani • ADV • after a while
Source: WB 1370, p.385
Note: An alternative form is teepshítaani.
- víri chavúra tapipshítaani kári xás kunpiip peekxariya'ifápiitshas, yáxa, hûut upíti. So finally after a while the Spirit girls said, "Look, what is she saying?" [Reference: WB T50.15]
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víri chavúra tapipshítaani kári xás kun-piip p-eekxariya-'ifápiit-shas yáxa hûut u-pí-tih so finally after.a.while then then 3pl(>3s)-say the-spirit.person-young.unmarried.woman-PL look! how 3s(>3)-say-DUR Finally after a while the spirit girls said, "Look, what is she saying?" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text