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piikívmath to put necklaces on (someone)
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lexicon ID #4811 | revised May 18 2016
piikívmath • V • to put necklaces on (someone)
Derivation: | p-íikiv-math |
wear.necklace-CAUS |
Source: WB 458.2, p.338
- kári xás chémi, kiikpiikívmathap. And they said, "All right, let's put necklaces on him!" [Reference: WB T42.3]
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kári xás chémi kiik-piikívmath-ap then then all.right 1/3>2pl-put.necklaces.on-INV And (they said), "All right, put necklaces on them!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full textxás chími áxvaay nú-piikivmath-i then soon crane 1pl(>3)-put.necklaces.on-IMPER And (they said), "Let's put necklaces on Crane." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full textkári xás ta'ítam kun-píikivmath-aheen then then so 3pl(>3s)-put.necklaces.on-ANT So they put necklaces on him. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text