Ararahih'urípih
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thimnup roast (fish) by putting hot coals on its belly

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5930 | revised Jan 28 2016

thimnup • V • roast (fish) by putting hot coals on its belly

Source: WB 1445, p.389

  • kári xás uthímnup pachámuxich. And she roasted the sucker. [Reference: WB T63.7]

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  1. kári   xás   pa-'asiktávaan   u-piip   chími   kan-thimnûup-i  
    then   then   the-woman   3s(>3)-say   soon   1s(>3)-roast.with.coals-IMPER  
    And the woman said, "Let me roast it!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   u-thímnup   pa-chámuxich  
    then   then   3s(>3)-roast.with.coals   the-sucker  
    So she roasted the sucker.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full text