Ararahih'urípih
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tásunih to be a vertical barrier

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5724 | revised Dec 27 2015

tásunih • V • to be a vertical barrier

Derivation:  tas-unih
build.fence-down

Source: WB 1326.2, p.384

  • yakún yíiv á' utásunihtihanik pa'îin. You see, the falls were once (like) a barrier (reaching) a long ways up. [Reference: T27.17]

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  1. yukún yíiv á' utásunihtihanik pa'íin.
    You see, the falls were (like) a barrier (reaching) a long ways up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text