Ararahih'urípih
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asapatxáxak crack in a rock

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #604 | revised Jun 26 2014

asapatxáxak • N • crack in a rock

Derivation:  as patxax-ak
rock patxax-Locative

Source: WB 146.5, p.321

  • xás u'árihkaa asapatxáxak. And (Lizard) jumped into a crack in a rock. [Reference: T34.60]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. xás   u-'árihkaa   asapatxáxak  
    then   3s(>3)-run.inside   crack.in.a.rock  
    And (Lizard) jumped into a crack in the rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   tá   pu-'ax-hára   ás-ak   sú'   ú-krii   asapatxáxak  
    then   then   PERF   NEG-bite-NEG   rock-live   inside   3s(>3)-live   crack.in.a.rock  
    So she couldn't kill him, he was inside the rock, the crack in the rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text