Ararahih'urípih
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xapyuxúyux to rub one's foot in the dirt (as part of magical procedure)

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lexicon ID #6838 | revised Feb 03 2016

xapyuxúyux • V • to rub one's foot in the dirt (as part of magical procedure)

Derivation:  xap-yúux-RED
step dirt-REDUP

Source: WB 1600.2, p.397

  • xás vaa ukúupha, xánahich vúra uxapyuxúyux. And he did this, he rubbed his foot in the dirt for a while. [Reference: WB T52.67]

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  1. xás vaa ukúupha, xánahich vúra uxapyuxúyux.
    And he did this, he rubbed his foot in the dirt for a little while.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  2. kári xás vaa ukuupha, xánahich uxapyuxúyux.
    And he did this, he rubbed his foot in the dirt for a little while.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text