Ararahih'urípih
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ixaxáxax to tear to bits

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3505 | revised Feb 18 2015

ixaxáxax • V • to tear to bits

Derivation:  íxax-RED
split-REDUP

  • xás upixivshúroo pamúsaanva, xás u'ixaxáxax vúra tûupichas. Then he ripped off his clothes, and he tore them into little bits. [Reference: WB T4.12]

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  1. xás u'ixaxáxax vúra tûupichas.
    And he tore them into little pieces.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text