Ararahih'urípih
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pakyav to succeed with, to have good luck with

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4518 | revised Aug 23 2005

pakyav • V • to succeed with, to have good luck with

Source: WB 1048, p.370

  • páy xás íp nipakyâat. I got lucky. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 025]

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  1. xas upíip, "páy xas íp napakyâat."
    And he answered, "Oh! I just had luck with it, that's all!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text