Ararahih'urípih
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taxyásur / taxyásuru- to push apart with one's hands

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lexicon ID #5808 | revised Dec 29 2015

taxyásur / taxyásuru- • V • to push apart with one's hands

Derivation:  taxya-sur
push.with.hands-off

Source: WB 1359, p.385

  • xás pachánchaaf páy unish, pacánchaaf utaxyásur. And she did like this to the foam, she separated it with her hands. [Reference: WB T59.27]

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  1. xás    pachánchaaf    páy    únish    pachánchaaf    utaxyásur   
    then    the.foam    this    she.did.to    the.foam    she.pushed.it.apart.with.her.hands   
    So she did like this to the foam, she separated the foam with her hands.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text