Ararahih'urípih
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tákurukish / takurukíshrih- to curl up

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lexicon ID #5616 | revised Dec 22 2015

tákurukish / takurukíshrih- • V • to curl up

Derivation:  tákuruk-ish
curl-down

  • paninivup'áfiv vaa káan utakurukíshriihva. (Hair) is curled up there at the base of my neck. [Reference: WB 21: Hair In The Soup 034]

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  1. xás papihnîich upiip, " paninivup'áfiv vaa káan utakurukíshriihva, víriva tóo kyiimshur."
    And the old man said, "It's curled up there at the base of the neck, it fell off."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text