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pasúpiichva / pasupíichvu- to reveal (information), to 'tell' (in the sense of carrying tales)
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lexicon ID #4605 | revised Oct 31 2014
pasúpiichva / pasupíichvu- • V • to reveal (information), to 'tell' (in the sense of carrying tales)
Source: WB 1078, p.371
- kári xás poo'íipma pamukrívraam, xás koovúra upasupîichva pákoo toomah. Then when he got there to his house, he revealed everything that he had seen. [Reference: KS 26. Man Visits His Dead Wife 037]
- súrukam aah nikyâavish papupasupíichvahaak. I'll make a fire under you if you don't tell. [Reference: WB 27: Peregrine Falcon 3: 013]
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xás upíip pirishkâarim á' nutákarariheesh súrukam aah nikyâavish papupasupíichvahaak then he.said grizzly above I.will.hang.you.up under fire I.will.make if.you.don't.tell Then Grizzly Bear said, "I'll hang you up, I'll make a fire under you if you don't tell." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textkári xás siit upiip naa íp nipasúpiichvat pasôomvaan ti'ípasuk then then mouse he.said 1sg. PAST I.revealed that.a.new.wife you.were.bringing.back Then Mouse said, "I revealed that you were bringing home a new wife. Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textxás upíip pa'asiktávaan xáyfaat ík ipasúpiichva then she.said the.woman don't! must you.reveal.it And the woman said, "You mustn't reveal it. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full textpúyava yítha xás uum upasúpiichva you.see one then 3.SG he.told.the.story So (that) one told the story. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full text