Ararahih'urípih
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tâanaxihi to be dead (?)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5518 | revised Dec 20 2015

tâanaxihi • V • to be dead (?)

Derivative (1)
ára_utâanaxihitihirak "land of the dead"

Note: Found only in the expression ára utâanaxitihirak 'land of the dead' (WB 127.4, p. 320).

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  1. púyava    pakun'ípak    ôok    kumeethívthaaneen    vaa    uum    pakúphaanhanik    póokupiti    áraar    utâanaxihitihirak   
    you.see    when.they.returned    here    its.world    that    3.SG    the.ones.who.did.it    as.one.is.doing.it    human    where.one.is.dead   
    So when they returned to this world, they are the ones who did as it is done in the land of the dead.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text