Ararahih'urípih
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chikus imitation of the sound of poking with a stick

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lexicon ID #1137 | revised Jun 09 2015

chikus • INTERJ • imitation of the sound of poking with a stick

Source: WB 292, p.330

Note: With voiceless /u/.

  • kúuk tukúchnaaxma, upífeesh, kári xás chikus! tuvur. (Skunk) turned his buttocks toward them, he was about to fart, and bang! they jabbed him. [Reference: T46.21]

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  1. kári xás chikus! tuvur.
    And wham! They jabbed him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text