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âanva / âanvu- paint one's own face
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lexicon ID #36 | revised Jun 04 2015
âanva / âanvu- • V • paint one's own face
Derivative (1)
âanvath "paint (someone's) face"
Source: WB 100, p.318
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xás pihnêefich ú-peen-vunaa p-aaxíich chími pa-mikún-'aav kiik-'âanvath-ap then coyote 3s(>3)-say.to-PL the-child soon the-2plPOSS-face 1/3>2pl-paint.(someone's).face-INV And Coyote told the children, "Let me paint you on your faces! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás ta'ítam u-'âanvath-vunaa-heen then so 3s(>3)-paint.(someone's).face-PL-ANT So then he painted their faces. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás kun-ipéer púya íf yâamach p-ee-p-âanvu-tih then 3pl(>3s)-say.to and.so truly pretty NOMZ-2s(>3)-ITER-paint.one's.(own).face-DUR And they said to (Horsefly), "My, your face is painted pretty! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full textfâat kôok p-ee-p-âanvu-ti iim what kind NOMZ-2s(>3)-ITER-paint.one's.(own).face-DUR 2sg. What did you paint it with?" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full textkári xás t-óo piip mán vúra naa vaa kári xás tá ni-xus chími kan-'ápivan pa-ni-p-âanv-eesh then then PERF-3s(>3) say why... Intensive 1sg. so then then PERF 1s(>3)-think soon 1s(>3)-go.look.for NOMZ-1s(>3)-ITER-paint.one's.(own).face-FUT And he said, "Why, I thought I would go look for something to paint my face with. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full textvíri vaa káan tá ni-máh pa-ni-p-âanvu-tih so so there PERF 1s(>3)-see NOMZ-1s(>3)-ITER-paint.one's.(own).face-DUR There I found what I am painting it with." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full textpúyava kun-ípeen-tih hôoy iim i-máah-tih p-ee-p-âanvu-tih you.see 3pl(>3s)-say.to-DUR where 2sg. 2s(>3)-see-DUR NOMZ-2s(>3)-ITER-paint.one's.(own).face-DUR So they said to him, "How do you find what you paint your face with?" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full textvíri vaa p-oo-p-âanvu-ti pa-'arará-'aax so that NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-paint.one's.(own).face-DUR the-human-blood Human blood is what he painted his face with. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full textxás chími u-vâaram-eesh tá kun-'âanvath then soon 3s(>3)-go-FUT PERF 3pl(>3s)-paint.(someone's).face And he was about to leave, they painted his face. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text