Ararahih'urípih
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purafátaak nowhere ; absent

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5105 | revised Jul 22 2014

purafátaak • PRON • nowhere ; absent

Source: WB 1171, p.375

Note: Used with -hára 'negative' (G845.6).

  • yánava purafátaak paaxvuh. She didn't see down feathers anywhere. [Reference: KS 17. Merganser and Salmon 012]
  • púya íf nani'î'in, purafátaak vúra thivnurukúrihihara. Oh my, my dam, the roaring of its water is gone. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 234]

Sentence examples (8)


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  1. purafátaak vúra pamukunfíthih.
    No tracks anywhere.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. xás sáruk kuntúraayvutih, púra fátaak.
    And they looked for him downhill, (but) he was nowhere (to be seen).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  3. ifuchtîimich poopitvâavnukanik yánava pura fátaak.
    The last time he looked over, (the falls) were nowhere to be seen.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text

  4. yánava tá púra fátaak.
    They saw she was not there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  5. púyava tutúraayva yítha, yanéekva tá púra fátaak.
    Then one looked around, he saw that she was not there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  6. víri pootúraayva, púra fátaak vúra yâahitihara, pakun'ûupvunaatih peekxariya'ifápiitsha.
    When she looked around, she couldn't fit in anyplace where the spirit girls were digging roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  7. víri kún tá púra fátaak.
    There was nothing there.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  8. kári xás yánava púra fátaak.
    And he saw she was nowhere to be seen.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text