Ararahih'urípih
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purafâat nothing; gone, not in existence

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lexicon ID #5104 | revised Nov 09 2005

purafâat N • nothing; gone, not in existence Variant: púfaat.

Source: WB 1171.1, p.375

Note: The locative form is purafátaak 'nowhere, not present'.

  • purafâat vúra yávhanik. Nothing was any good. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 176]


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