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páy nanusúruk underground
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4724 | revised Mar 01 2016
páy nanusúruk • MWU • underground
Literally: 'that below us'
| Derivation: | pay nanu-súruk | (= pay nanu-su'-ruk) |
| this 1plPOSS under | (= this 1plPOSS inside-DIR) |
Source: WB 1104.6, p.372
See súruk 'below'
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kúna naa naa káru paninitúnviiv páy nanusúruk kúuk tá nupávyiihma in.addition 1sg. 1sg. also my.children underground to PERF we.go.back.to But I, I and my children, we are going underground. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text