Ararahih'urípih
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yúunha / yúunhi- to be lopsided, out of position

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7236 | revised Feb 17 2016

yúunha / yúunhi- • ADJ • to be lopsided, out of position

Derivation:  yúun-ha
yúun-DENOM

Source: WB 1696, p.403

  • kúnish nanishípaam tuyuunhíti. My grinding slab is sort of crooked. [Reference: WB T24.38]

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  1. kári   xás   u-píip   hûu huhûu   kúnish   nani-sípaam   t-u-yuunhí-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   owl's.cry   sort.of   1sPOSS-grinding.slab   PERF-3s(>3)-be..lopsided-DUR  
    And he said, "hûu huhûu, my grinding slab is sort of crooked."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text