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pûux to hold or take in one's mouth
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5147 | revised Jul 06 2005
pûux • V • to hold or take in one's mouth
Derivative (1)
asapûuxveenach "cliff swallow, type of bird"
Source: WB 1186, p.376
- aas nipûuxti. I have water in my mouth. [Reference: JPH ani 06:635]
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káruma uum pa'áraar tóo par xás pamú'aax tóo pûuxsur in.fact 3.SG the.humans he.had bite then their.blood he.had taken.it.off.into.his.mouth The fact was, (Horsefly) had bit human beings, and taken out a mouthful of their blood. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text