Ararahih'urípih
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afupchúrax anus

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lexicon ID #161 | revised Sep 22 2014

afupchúrax N • anus

Derivation áfup-chúrax  (= áaf up-chúrax)
buttocks--chúrax  (= excrement up--chúrax)

Source: WB 17.3.1, p.314

  • afupchúraxak xás uptáchyuunishuk. Then he slips out of her anus. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 202]
  • chími panini'afupchúrax chími kanipshivshâapi. Let me seal up my anus. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 038]

See áfup 'buttocks'


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  1. xás uxús " chími panini'afupchúrax chími kanipshivshâapi."
    And he thought, "Let me seal up my anus."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  2. xás pamu'afupchúrax vaa kumûuk upsívshap.
    And he sealed up his anus with that.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  3. tá íp nipshívshaapat panini'afupchúrax."
    I've sealed up my anus."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  4. hinupáy pamu'afupchúrax poo'iinkútih.
    There it was his anus burning.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  5. púyava chavúra úmsip pamu'afupchúrax.
    So finally his anus was extinguished.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text