Ararahih'urípih
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vúpaksip / vúpaksipriv- to start to cut

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lexicon ID #6664 | revised Dec 11 2015

vúpaksip / vúpaksipriv- • V • to start to cut

Derivation:  vúpak-sip
trim-up

  • xás máruk níkfuukraa, káan xás taskaraxára nivúpaksip. And I climbed uphill, and I cut a long pole there. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 020]
  • patakunikyâahaak pa'uhípih, takunvupáksiiprin. When they pick the tobacco stems, they cut them off. [Reference: TK 48.32]

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  1. xas máruk níkfuukraa kaan xas taskaraxárah nivúpaksip.
    I climbed up on the hill and there I cut a long pole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text