Ararahih'urípih
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chanchákar / chanchákan- to go to close the roof-hatch

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lexicon ID #1076 | revised Oct 31 2014

chanchákar / chanchákan- V • to go to close the roof-hatch

Derivation chanchak-ar  (= chan-chak-ar)
choke(?)-go.to  (= chan-closing.up-go.to)

Derivative (1)
chanchákar "roof board on top of house"

  • uum vúra vaa ukupiti, patookxáramha kári toopchanchákar. He was doing that way, when it was evening he would close the roof-hatch. [Reference: KT 159.6]


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  1. uum    vúra    vookupitti'    patóo    kxáramha    kári    tóo    pchanchákkar    káru    patusúpaaha    kári    kyúkkuum    tu'êetchúrar    patusúpaaha'    tuchánchaaksurar    patusúpaaha'   
    3.SG    Intensive    he.was.doing.that.way    when.it.was    be.night    then    he.did    repeatedly.go.to.close.the.roof-hatch    also    when.it.became.day    then    again    he.went.to.take.it.off    when.it.became.day    he.went.to.close.the.roof-hatch    when.it.became.day   
    He [Coyote] was doing that way, was closing evenings the living-house roof hole and mornings opened it up, when morning came, opened it when morning came.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text