Ararahih'urípih
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piikívmath to put necklaces on (someone)

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. 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 text
  2. xás   chími   áxvaay   -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 text
  3. kári   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