Ararahih'urípih
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thataktakúraan to be tattered

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5893 | revised Jan 05 2016

thataktakúraan • V • to be tattered

Derivation:  thatak-RED-uraa-va
thatak-REDUP-up-PL.ACT

Source: WB 1430, p.388

Note: Cf. iktak 'to separate', ishtak 'to become separated'.

  • pathakan'ávak takunthaktakúraan pamukunyáfus pamukunyupastáran mûuk. Their dresses were all tattered up above the knees from their tears. [Reference: T51.35]

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  1. víri vaa kunkupitih, pathakan'ávak tá kunthataktakúraan pamukunyáfus pamukunyupastáran mûuk pakun'ívunti kahyuras'afishríhan.
    They did this, their dresses were all tattered up above the knees from the tears that they were weeping for Klamath Lakes Young Man.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text