Ararahih'urípih
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ithvóonha / ithvóonhi- to be eager (to do), to enjoy (doing)

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lexicon ID #3317 | revised Feb 12 2015

ithvóonha / ithvóonhi- • V • to be eager (to do), to enjoy (doing)

Derivation:  ithvóon-ha
eager-DENOM

Source: WB 777.1, p.354

  • tanéethvoonhiti va'ákunva. I'm eager to go hunting. [Reference: KV]
  • aayâach kunixvíphuunishti íp pa'úthvoonhitihat va'íhuk. It was because they were angry at him, that he had wanted to flower-dance. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 074]

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  1. aayâach   kun-'ixviphûunish-ti   íp   pa'-ú-thvoonhi-tih-at   va-'íhuk   tá   kun-'ithyúruvarak   pa-mú-traax   kich   kun-'áaphu-tih  
    it.was.because   3pl(>3s)-get.angry.at-DUR   PAST   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.eager.(to.do)-DUR-PAST   3sPOSS-do.flower.dance   PERF   3pl(>3s)-drag.down.from.upriver   the-3sPOSS-arm   only   3pl(>3s)-carry.(two.objects)-DUR  
    That was because they were mad at him because he had wanted to dance. They they dragged him down, they were just carrying him (by) the arms".
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. pihnêefich   uum   ishpuk-éekyav   t-óo   thvoonha  
    coyote   3.SG   dentalium.shells-making   PERF-3s(>3)   be.eager.(to.do)  
    Coyote wanted to make money.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. víri   tá   kári   pa-chí   kun-'íihrupaa-vish   xás   asaxvuhpihnîich   tó-o   thvoonha  
    so   PERF   then   NOMZ-soon   3pl(>3s)-dance.from.the.lake-mouth-FUT   then   Old.Man.Turtle   PERF-3s(>3)   be.eager.(to.do)  
    It was time for them to dance down, and then Old Man Turtle wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  4. asaxvuhpihnîich   vúra   tó-o   thvoonha  
    Old.Man.Turtle   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   be.eager.(to.do)  
    Old Man Turtle just wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text