Ararahih'urípih
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cháfich / chaficha- bone to gnaw on

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1046 | revised Oct 31 2014

cháfich / chaficha- • N • bone to gnaw on

Derivation:  cháfich-a
gnaw.meat-DEVERB

Source: WB 263.1, p.329

  • cháfich kích navíshtaanti. I just want a bone to gnaw on. [Reference: WB T21.24]

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  1. yánava upítih, " cháfich kích navíshtaantih."
    They saw he was saying, "I just want a bone to gnaw on."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  2. vaa ukupapakurîihvahitih, " cháfich kích navíshtaantih."
    He was singing that, "I just want a bone to gnaw on."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  3. xás papihnîich vaa vúra upakurîihvutih, " cháfich kích navíshtaantih."
    And the old man was singing that way, "I just want a bone to chew on."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text