Ararahih'urípih
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ikpákpak to cut to pieces

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1898 | revised Nov 11 2014

ikpákpak • V • to cut to pieces

Derivation:  ikpak-RED
chop-REDUP

Derivative (1)
ikpákpaakach "chopped-up stuff"

Source: WB files

  • ipshûunkinachas vúra takunikpákpak. They cut it into little pieces. [Reference: TK 89.16]
  • xás ta'itam úkfuukiraaheen, xás ta'itam vúra ukpákpak. So then she grabbed him, and she just chopped him up. [Reference: WB 16: Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 049]

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  1. xás ta'ítam úkfuukiraheen, xás ta'ítam vúra ukpákpak.
    So then she grabbed him, and she chopped him up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text