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afupvastárarar / afupvastarara- man's name, Yaas' father
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #163 | revised Oct 31 2014
afupvastárarar / afupvastarara- • N • man's name, Yaas' father
Literally: '"buckskin bottom"'
| Derivation: | áfup vastáran-ar | (= áaf up vastáran-ar) |
| buttocks thong-having | (= excrement up thong-having) |
Source: JPH ethno ?:110
See vastáran 'buckskin' See -ar2 'Characterized by'