Ararahih'urípih
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váfish liver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6411 | revised Nov 11 2005

váfish N • liver

Derivative (1)
átvaaf "salmon liver"

Source: WB 1514, p.393

  • chú pihnîich, páy miváfish. Here, old man, this is your liver (to eat)! [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 021]
  • mâa páy miváfish, pihnîich, chími vin. Here's your liver, old man, suck on it! [Reference: KT 144.21]


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  1. xas kunpavyíihfuruk, xas kun'ipêer, "chu pihnîich pay miváfish."
    And then (the ten young men) came in, and they said, "Here, old man, here is your liver!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. xas upakúriihva "súnunuk á-ni-nak ki-yánee náa puváfish navishtantihara,
    And he started singing, "In secret...Tra-la-la...I don't like liver.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  3. xás kunpiip, " arákaas, mâa páy pamiváfish."
    And they said, "Old man, here! this is your liver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  4. mâa páy pamiváfish."
    Here, this is your liver!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text