Ararahih'urípih
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pátum to put one's mouth or head

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4669 | revised Apr 19 2004

pátum • V • to put one's mouth or head

Source: WB 1085, p.371

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. xás vaa káan tupátum pakáan pa'arátaanva ukêenatih.
    She put her mouth there where the 'pain' (i.e. disease object) was quivering.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text

  2. kári xás upiip, " chími, chími kanpátum", xanpuchíniishveenach.
    Then Hummingbird says she's going to doctor her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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