Ararahih'urípih
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ikpáatrav to break in two (by hitting)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1891 | revised Nov 11 2014

ikpáatrav • V • to break in two (by hitting)

Derivation:  ikpat-rav
break-in

  • múpsiih úkpaatravaheen. She broke her leg. [Reference: WB notes]

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  1. kári xás pootharámpuk ta'ítam múpsii úkpaatravaheen
    So when she made acorn soup, then (Doe) broke open her leg.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  2. kári xás úkpaatrav pamúpsiih, aax kúna u'ínihnamnihach.
    And she broke her leg, but (only) blood dribbled in.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text