Ararahih'urípih
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áxup / axupa- dressed deermeat

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lexicon ID #966 | revised Oct 31 2014

áxup / axupa- • N • dressed deermeat

Derivation:  áxup-a
put.dressed.deermeat-DEVERB

Source: WB 240.1, p.328

  • axmáy áxup upaathrúprih. Suddenly he threw a skinful of deermeat in through (the back of the house). [Reference: KT 129a.22]

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  1. ee! axmáy áxup úkyiimnuprih.
    Oh! Suddenly dressed deer meat fell in.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  2. peekxúrar púvaxay thivrúhish, koovúra axupa'ithvutiharamúrax.
    When evening hadn't (even) floated down yet, they were all doing nothing but carrying dressed deer meat.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text