Ararahih'urípih
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asapatxáxak crack in a rock

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #604 | revised Jun 26 2014

asapatxáxak • N • crack in a rock

Derivation:  as patxax-ak
rock patxax-Locative

Source: WB 146.5, p.321

  • xás u'árihkaa asapatxáxak. And (Lizard) jumped into a crack in a rock. [Reference: T34.60]

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  1. xás    u'árihkaa    asapatxáxak   
    then    he.jumped.inside    crack.in.a.rock   
    And (Lizard) jumped into a crack in the rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    tá    pu'axhára    ásak    sú'    úkrii    asapatxáxak   
    then    then    PERF    she.couldn't.kill.him    in.the.rock    inside    he.was    crack.in.a.rock   
    So she couldn't kill him, he was inside the rock, the crack in the rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text