Ararahih'urípih
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pikyafipáyaachha / pikyafipáyaachhi- to win back (in betting)

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lexicon ID #4907 | revised Oct 31 2014

pikyafipáyaachha / pikyafipáyaachhi- • V • to win back (in betting)

  • koovúra ixráam upikyafipáyaachha. He won back all the stakes. [Reference: WB files]

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  1. chavúra koovúra ixráam upikyafipáyaachha, pa'ípa kóo kinpáxeepat.
    Finally he won back all the stakes, as much as they had won away.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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  2. peekxaréeyav vúra ixráam upikyafipáyaachha.
    He won back the stakes from the gods.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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