Ararahih'urípih
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pif to fart, to break wind

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4761 | revised Aug 23 2005

pif • V • to fart, to break wind

Source: WB 1112, p.372

  • ápmaan mûuk upíifti. He's farting with his mouth (i.e. belching). [Reference: JPH ethno ?:200]

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  1. púyava    kári    xás    tóo    pif   
    you.see    then    then    he.has    fart   
    And then he broke wind.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  2. kúuk    tukúchnaaxma    upífeesh   
    to    he.stuck.his.buttocks.toward.them    he.will.fart   
    He turned his buttocks toward them, he was about to break wind.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text