Ararahih'urípih
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pikníihva / pikníihvu- to sweat oneself (in a sweathouse):

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4860 | revised Oct 31 2014

pikníihva / pikníihvu- V • to sweat oneself (in a sweathouse):

Source: WB 1122, p.373


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  1. xás   yanava   káan   ára   u-píkniihvu-tih   u-pakurîihvu-tih  
    then   visible   there   person   3s(>3)-sweat.self-DUR   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    And he saw a person was sweating himself there, he was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  2. xás   pa-mu-'aaníhich   u-pêer   chôora   nu-píkniihv-an   ikmaháchraam  
    then   the-3sPOSS-my.older.brother   3s(>3)-say.to   let's.go   1pl(>3)-sweat.self-go.to   sweathouse  
    And he told his older brother (i.e., the Bear's son), "Let's go sweat ourselves in the sweathouse!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  3. xás   pa-   kun-píkniihva-haak   -'aah      kun-íkyav   vaa   kun-íhruuv-ti   tahpus-'áptiik  
    then   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-sweat.self-when   the-fire   PERF   3pl(>3s)-make   so   3pl(>3s)-use-DUR   young.fir.tree-branch  
    And when they sweated themselves, they made the fire, they used fir boughs.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text