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xapyuxúyux to rub one's foot in the dirt (as part of magical procedure)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6838 | revised Feb 03 2016
xapyuxúyux • V • to rub one's foot in the dirt (as part of magical procedure)
| Derivation: | xap-yúux-RED |
| step dirt-REDUP |
Source: WB 1600.2, p.397
- xás vaa ukúupha, xánahich vúra uxapyuxúyux. And he did this, he rubbed his foot in the dirt for a while. [Reference: WB T52.67]
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xás vaa u-kúupha xánahich vúra u-xapyuxúyux then so 3s(>3)-do after.while Intensive 3s(>3)-rub.foot.in.dirt And he did this, he rubbed his foot in the dirt for a little while. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textkári xás vaa u-kuupha xánahich u-xapyuxúyux then then so 3s(>3)-do after.while 3s(>3)-rub.foot.in.dirt And he did this, he rubbed his foot in the dirt for a little while. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text