Ararahih'urípih
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afitúunva / afitûunvu- to be jealous

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lexicon ID #145 | revised Oct 31 2014

afitúunva / afitûunvu- • V • to be jealous

Derivation:  afitun-va
afitun-PL.ACT

Source: WB 23, p.314

Note: [chk] - Check for correct accent.

  • tu'afítuunvahaak vaamúrax vúra uxúti. Whenever she gets jealous, just this way she will be thinking. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 223]
  • yaas'ára uum káru vúra vaa ukuphêesh, poo'afitûunvahaak, poopíkuhvahaak ávansa. Humankind will do the same, when they are jealous, when they are stingy about a man. [Reference: KT 132b.36]