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puyâahara dead person, corpse
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5161 | revised Jul 06 2005
puyâahara • N • dead person, corpse
Source: WB 1191, p.376
Note: Originally 'not good'; however, 'no good' is now puyávhara.
Sentence examples (2)
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kári xás ávahkam úthxuuptakiish papuyâahara.
And she lay on top of the corpse.Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text -
chavúra tóo kúha,
tóo mpux papuyâahara.
Finally she got sick, the corpse was swelling.Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text