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púfaat nothing; gone, not in existence
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5085 | revised Nov 09 2005
púfaat • PRON • nothing; gone, not in existence
Source: WB 1171.1, p.375
Note: Equiv. to púrafaat. Plural pufâatsa (WB3.10).
- xás pihnêefich toopiip, yée naa, yiivárih, iim vúra pufâathara. And Coyote said, "Hey, go away, you're just nothing!" [Reference: WB T8.13]
- yánava vúra púfaat peekrívraam, pufâat vúra thêera. She saw there was no house, nothing was there. [Reference: WB 16: Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 045]
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