Ararahih'urípih
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thafípkaanva / thafípkanvu- to eat all up

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5853 | revised Dec 29 2015

thafípkaanva / thafípkanvu- • V • to eat all up

Derivation:  tháfip-kaanva  (= tha-fip-kar-va)
devour-into.water  (= tha--completely-into.water-PL.ACT)

Source: WB 1414.1, p.388

  • kári xás uthafípkaanva, vúra tuxuniháyaachha. And he ate them all up, he was really hungry. [Reference: WB T5.113]

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  1. kári xás uthafípkaanva, vúra tuxuniháyaachha.
    And he ate them all up, he was really hungry.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text