Ararahih'urípih
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cháfich / chaficha- bone to gnaw on

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1046 | revised Oct 31 2014

cháfich / chaficha- • N • bone to gnaw on

Derivation:  cháfich-a
gnaw.meat-DEVERB

Source: WB 263.1, p.329

  • cháfich kích navíshtaanti. I just want a bone to gnaw on. [Reference: WB T21.24]

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  1. yánava    upítih    cháfich    kích    navíshtaantih   
    visible    he.was.saying    bone.to.gnaw    only    I.want.it   
    They saw he was saying, "I just want a bone to gnaw on."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  2. vaa    ukupapakurîihvahitih    cháfich    kích    navíshtaantih   
    so    he.was.singing.that.way    bone.to.gnaw    only    I.want.it   
    He was singing that, "I just want a bone to gnaw on."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  3. xás    papihnîich    vaa    vúra    upakurîihvutih    cháfich    kích    navíshtaantih   
    then    the.old.man    so    Intensive    he.was.singing    bone.to.gnaw    only    I.want.it   
    And the old man was singing that way, "I just want a bone to chew on."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text