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chiihvíichva / chiihvîichvu- to sing love songs
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1113 | revised Oct 31 2014
chiihvíichva / chiihvîichvu- • V • to sing love songs
| Derivation: | chiihvich-va |
| chiihvich-PL.ACT |
Derivative (1)
chiihvíichva "a love song, i.e. a song for love magic"
Source: WB 290, p.330
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pa-t-u-píkyaar p-oo-chiihvîichvu-ti kári xás p-eekxuraráhaan u-xús ii tá na-sáyriihva NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-finish NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.love.songs-DUR then then the-evening.star 3s(>3)-think oh! PERF 1s-be.lonesome When she finished singing her love song, then Evening Star thought, "Oh, I'm lonesome! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text