Ararahih'urípih
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xúus-ha / xúus-hi- be sane

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6976 | revised Feb 08 2016

xúus-ha / xúus-hi- • V • be sane

Derivation:  xúus-ha
thought-DENOM

Derivatives (3)
ipxuspuníshvaan "to think of oneself"
ipxúuspa "to realize what one is doing; to be sober, to return to one's senses, to sober up (after having been drunk)"
xúus-hunish "to think (a certain way) about (a person)"

Source: WB 1638.1.2, p.399

  • tapuxúus-hitihara. He's gone insane. [Reference: KV]

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  1. víri    póo'av    hínupa    vúra    tutháfip    xás    ífuth    xás    úpxuuspa   
    so    when.he.ate.it    surprise    Intensive    he.had.devoured.it    then    afterward    then    he.realized.it   
    When he ate it, he devoured it (all), and (only) afterwards did he realize it.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    vaa    vúra    uum    tá    kunxúusunish    yaas'ára   
    then    then    so    Intensive    3.SG    PERF    they.thought.that.way.about.them    rich.person   
    Then people thought they were rich.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text