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úpas saliva
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lexicon ID #6247 | revised Nov 10 2005
úpas • N • saliva
Source: WB 1493, p.391; JPH ani 06:755
- koovúra úpas kunyuhsúroo. They would all spit out saliva. [Reference: TK 69.15]
- xás pa'aratanva'úpas úktaamti tíikan. And she held the pain-saliva in her hands. [Reference: WB T80.7]
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xás tíikan u-yuuhrámnih xás pa-'arataanva-'úpas ú-ktaam-ti tíi-kan then hand 3s(>3)-spit.into then the-disease-saliva 3s(>3)-hold.in.hand-DUR hand-Locative And she spat into her hands, and she held the pain-saliva in her hands. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text