Ararahih'urípih
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sôomva / sôomvu- (woman) to offer herself in marriage

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5450 | revised Jun 30 2015

sôomva / sôomvu- V • (woman) to offer herself in marriage

Derivation sôom-va
sôom-PL.ACT

Derivatives (2)
sôomva "marriage-load (carried by a woman who offers herself in marriage)"
sôomvaan "woman who offers herself in marriage"

Source: WB 1246, p.380


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  1. yakún   sôomvaan   chími   u-'ípasuk-eesh  
    you.see   woman.who.offers.self.in.marriage   soon   3s(>3)-bring.person.back-FUT  
    He's going to bring home a new wife."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  2. kári   xás   siit   u-piip   aaníhich   chími   u-'ípak-eesh   sôomvaan   u-'ípasuk-eesh  
    then   then   mouse   3s(>3)-say   my.older.brother   soon   3s(>3)-come.back-FUT   woman.who.offers.self.in.marriage   3s(>3)-bring.person.back-FUT  
    Then Mouse said, "Big brother is going to come back, he's going to bring home a new wife."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  3. kári   xás   siit   u-piip   naa   íp   ni-pasúpiichv-at   pa-sôomvaan   t-i-'ípasuk  
    then   then   mouse   3s(>3)-say   1sg.   PAST   1s(>3)-reveal-PAST   NOMZ-woman.who.offers.self.in.marriage   PERF-2s(>3)-bring.person.back  
    Then Mouse said, "I revealed that you were bringing home a new wife.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  4. xás   kári   pa-'asiktávaan   kun-xus   tîi   vaa   káan   nu-sôomv-an  
    then   then   the-woman   3pl(>3s)-think   let...   so   there   1pl(>3)-offer.herself.in.marriage-go.to  
    And the women thought, "Let's go offer ourselves in marriage there!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text