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ipiráanva / ipirâanvu- to trade, to swap
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2760 | revised Dec 18 2014
ipiráanva / ipirâanvu- • V • to trade, to swap
| Derivation: | ipiran-va |
| ipiran-PL.ACT |
Source: WB 657, p.348
Note: Loses initial /i/ after prefixal vowel.
- kári xás upiip, chími nupíraanvi. And he said, "Let's trade!" [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 006]
- voopurâanvutihanik pavaas. They used to trade them for blankets. [Reference: TK 128.26]
Sentence examples (7)
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kíri nu-píraanva I.wish 1pl(>3)-trade Let's trade! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textní-peer-eesh chími ishávaas nu-píraanv-i 1s(>3)-say.to-FUT soon child.of.deceased.sibling 1pl(>3)-trade-IMPER I'll say to him, 'Nephew, let's trade! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textchími nu-píraanv-i soon 1pl(>3)-trade-IMPER Let's trade! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full texttá nu-píraanva PERF 1pl(>3)-trade We have traded. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textkári xás u-píip chími nu-píraanv-i then then 3s(>3)-say soon 1pl(>3)-trade-IMPER And he said, "Let's trade! Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textxâatik nu-píraanva it's.better 1pl(>3)-trade Let's trade." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textkári xás kun-ipíraanva then then 3pl(>3s)-trade So they traded. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text