Ararahih'urípih
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éethkaanva / eethkâanvu- to shuffle 'cards' or sticks used in Indian gambling

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lexicon ID #1268 | revised Oct 31 2014

éethkaanva / eethkâanvu- • V • to shuffle 'cards' or sticks used in Indian gambling

Derivation:  êeth-kaanva  (= êeth-kar-va)
carry-into.water  (= carry-into.water-PL.ACT)

Source: WB 344.3, p.332

  • naa vúra ninipákurih nipakúriihvesh, pani'éethkaanvahaak. I'm going to sing my song while I shuffle the cards. [Reference: WB T13.12]

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  1. xás   u-piip   naa   vúra   nini-pákuri   ni-pakúriihv-eesh   pa-ni-'éethkaanv-ahaak  
    then   3s(>3)-say   1sg.   Intensive   1sPOSS-song   1s(>3)-sing.songs-FUT   NOMZ-1s(>3)-shuffle.(cards)-when  
    And he said, "I'm going to sing my song as I shuffle the 'cards'."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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  2. ta'ítam   u-'éethkaanva-heen  
    so   3s(>3)-shuffle.(cards)-ANT  
    So he shuffled the "cards".
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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