Ararahih'urípih
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vuhvúha / vuhvúhi- to do the deerskin dance or jump dance

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6641 | revised Jan 14 2016

vuhvúha / vuhvúhi- • V • to do the deerskin dance or jump dance

Derivation:  vuh
tooth

Derivatives (5)
sahvuhvúha "deerskin dance"
vuhvúha "deerskin dance; (in particular) jump dance"
vuhvuhákaam "jump dance"
vuhvúhiichva "to do the imitation deerskin dance (at Katimin)"
vuhvúhinaa "deerskin dance"

Source: WB 1566, p.395

  • kumáahtihum ithyáruk páykuuk pakunvuhvúhinaati. Do you see there across-river, where they are deerskin-dancing? [Reference: WB files]

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  1. ithyáruk   p-oo-tkára-tih   yánava   pa-vuhvúha   t-u-'íship-va   u-thítiim-ti   pa-kun-íhyiiv-tih  
    across   NOMZ-3s(>3)-look.into.river-DUR   visible   the-deerskin.dance   PERF-3s(>3)-be.in.line-PL.ACT   3s(>3)-hear-DUR   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-shout-DUR  
    When she looked across-river, she saw the jump dance lining up, she heard them shouting.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  2. pa-mu-hrôoha   káru   pa-mu-túnviiv   pa-t-u-vuhvúhi-naa-haak   yaas'arará-'uuthkam   kun-chivít-ahi-tih  
    the-3sPOSS-wife   also   the-3sPOSS-children   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-do.jump.dance-PL-when   humankind-seaward   3pl(>3s)-line.up-ESS-DUR  
    (But) his wife and his children, when there is a deerskin dance, are lined up in front of rich people.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. pa-vúra   kóo   kuma-'íthivishrih   pa-kun-vuhvúhi-naa-tih   káru   pa-koo  
    NOMZ-Intensive   all   3sPOSS-happenings   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-do.jump.dance-PL-DUR   also   the-all  
    There was all kind of celebration as they did the deerskin dance and all.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   kun-ipéer   mâa   kâam   vuhvúha   u-kyáa-ti   pa-kúth   i-vúrayvu-tih  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-say.to   look!   little.upriver   deerskin.dance   3s(>3)-make-DUR   NOMZ-because.of   2s(>3)-go.around-DUR  
    And (the old woman) said, "Look, the one you are wandering around for is making a deerskin dance uphill.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  5. p-eempurávaas   pa-t-u-vuhvúhi-naa   púyava   pa-ta-kun-íkviipvarayva   púyava   tá   kun-síchakvutva   vaa   tá   kun-ip-yáfus  
    the-flour.sack   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-do.jump.dance-PL   you.see   NOMZ-PERF-3pl(>3s)-carry.blades.in.deerskin.dance   you.see   PERF   3pl(>3s)-put.on.a.belt   so   PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-wear.dress  
    And when they did the deerskin dance, when they carried the obsidian blades, they wore the flour bags around their waist, they put them on that way, as dresses.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text

  6. ithée-kxurar   vúra   kun-vuhvúh-iich-vanaa-tih  
    all-evening   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-do.jump.dance-DIM-PL-DUR  
    The people did the imitation deerskin dance all evening.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  7. tá   kun-vuhvúha  
    PERF   3pl(>3s)-do.jump.dance  
    They did the deerskin dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  8. káan   tá   kun-vuhvúhiichvu-naa  
    there   PERF   3pl(>3s)-do.imitation.deerskin.dance-PL  
    There they did the imitation deerskin dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text