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ûupvakurih to dig into for roots
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lexicon ID #6322 | revised Nov 11 2005
ûupvakurih • V • to dig into for roots
- hâari axmáy ík vúra fátaak tákunmah vaa vúra taay patáyiith, xás sú' patakun'ûupvakurih. Sometimes they see somewhere a lot of Indian potatoes, and they dig in under. [Reference: TK 66.4]
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hâari axmáy'ik vúra fátaak tá kunmah vaa vúra taay pátayiith xás sú' patá kun'ûupvakurih sometime suddenly Intensive somewhere PERF they.see that Intensive much the.brodiaea then inside that.has they.dig.into.it.for.roots Sometimes they see at some place a lot of Indian potatoes, and then they dig in under. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text