Ararahih'urípih
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âanva / âanvu- paint one's own face

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. 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 text
  2. xás   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 text
  3. xás   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 text
  4. fâat   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 text
  5. kári   xás   t-óo   piip   mán   vúra   naa   vaa   kári   xás      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 text
  6. víri   vaa   káan      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 text
  7. púyava   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 text
  8. víri   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 text
  9. xás   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