Ararahih'urípih
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óonva / óonvu- to take (two or more people)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4392 | revised Jun 30 2015

óonva / óonvu- • V • to take (two or more people)

Derivatives (6)
oonvárak "(mass) to float downriver"
oonváramnih "bring (pl.) into"
oonvásip "to take (people)"
oonváthun "to take (pl.) around"
óonvava "to take (people) to"
óonvuuk "to bring (two or more people)"

Source: WB 1026, p.369

  • húukava kúuk ni'óonveesh. I don't know where to take them. [Reference: KV]

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  1. p-oo-'oonvá-thuna-ti   pa-mu-savás-iivsha  
    NOMZ-3s(>3)-take.(people)-around-DUR   the-3sPOSS-child.of.deceased.sibling-PLUR  
    Coyote took his nephews through mourning around all the time.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. xás   páy nanu'ávahkam   kúuk   kin-p-ôonva  
    then   sky   to.there   3pl>3pl-ITER-take.(people)  
    And they were taken to the sky.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  3. ta'ítam   iinâak   u-'oonvá-furuk  
    so   indoors   3s(>3)-take.(people)-indoors  
    So he took them inside the living house.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  4. ta'ítam   iinâak   u-p-oonvá-furuk   pa-mu-hrôoh-as   ikmahachram'íshiip  
    so   indoors   3s(>3)-ITER-take.(people)-indoors   the-3sPOSS-wife-PL   Katimin.sweathouse  
    So he took his wives back into the sacred sweathouse.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  5. koovúra   tá   kun-'oonv-íshrih-anik  
    all   PERF   3pl(>3s)-take.(people)-down-ANC  
    They got them all there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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