Ararahih'urípih
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inóohvoo (pl.) to stay all the time

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lexicon ID #2664 | revised Jan 20 2015

inóohvoo V • (pl.) to stay all the time

Derivation iin-oo
(two).be-HAB

Source: WB 628.2, p.347

  • vaa ík káan i'uumêesh pámita nu'ínoohvootihirak pa'aasívak. You must go there where we used to stay all the time, in the cave. [Reference: WB T58.12]


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  1. vaa   ík   káan   i-'uum-êesh   -mita   nu-'ínoohvoo-tih-irak   pa-'aasív-ak  
    so   must   there   2s(>3)-arrive-FUT   NOMZ-near.past   1pl(>3)-stay.all.the.time.(pl.)-DUR-where   the-cave-Locative  
    You must go there where we used to stay, in the cave.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text