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-túnviiv children
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lexicon ID #6132 | revised Nov 17 2014
-túnviiv • N • children Variant: -túnviivshas.
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Source: WB 1398, p.387
Note: Bound form, used with possessive prefixes, e.g. nanitúnviiv(shas) 'my children'.
- chúukchuuk itráhyar mutúnviivhanik, koovúra ávansas. Fishhawk had ten children, all were boys. [Reference: KS 11. Osprey 004]
- chavúra kóo hitíhaan kuméekxaram nanitúnviivshas vaa páy ôok kun'írunaatiheesh. Finally, every evening, my children will pass by here. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 080]
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uknîi kaan kun-'áraarahi-ti itráhyar mu-'túnviiv avansa-múrax once.upon.a.time there 3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR ten 3sPOSS-children man-nothing.but Uknii. They lived there. His ten children were just boys. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textpa-hûutva kóo yaas'ára u-'íin-ahaak vaa vúra kóo itíhan kum-éekxaram nani-túnviiv vaa pay'ôok kun-'írunaa-tih-eesh NOMZ-somehow as.much.as rich.person 3s(>3)-exist-when so Intensive as.much.as always 3sPOSS-night 1sPOSS-children so right.here 3pl(>3s)-go.(pl.)-DUR-FUT As long as people live, every night my children will pass right here. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full texthûut kích pa-mi-túnviiv how only the-2sPOSS-children How are your children? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyánava apsunxarah-túnviiv visible long.snake-children He saw it was baby long-snakes. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full textpa-mu-túnviiv ú-peen-vunaa ôok vúra kíik-'iin-i the-3sPOSS-children 3s(>3)-say.to-PL here Intensive 2pl(>3)-(two).be-IMPER She told her children, "You stay here. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textpa-mu-túnviiv ú-peen-vunaa t-u-'ifuyâach-ha the-3sPOSS-children 3s(>3)-say.to-PL PERF-3s(>3)-that's.right-DENOM She told her children, "It's really true. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textpa-mu-hrôoha káru pa-mu-túnviiv pa-t-u-vuhvúhi-naa-haak yaas'arará-'uuthkam kun-chivít-ahi-tih the-3sPOSS-wife also the-3sPOSS-children NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-do.jump.dance-PL-when humankind-seaward 3pl(>3s)-line.up-ESS-DUR (But) his wife and his children, when there is a deerskin dance, are lined up in front of rich people. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textxás táay pa-mukun-túnviiv then much the-3plPOSS-children And they had many children. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkári xás ta'ítam u-'ákih-vunaa-heen pa-mu-túnviiv then then so 3s(>3)-give.(things).to-PL-ANT the-3sPOSS-children Then she gave it to her children. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkári xás u-píip hári t-i-'áhachaku-naa pa-mi-túnviiv then then 3s(>3)-say sometime PERF-2s(>3)-withhold.from-PL the-2sPOSS-children Then (his wife) said, "You held out on your children at various times. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkúna naa naa káru pa-nini-túnviiv páy nanusúruk kúuk tá nu-pávyiihma in.addition 1sg. 1sg. also the-1sPOSS-children underground to PERF 1pl(>3)-go.back.to.(pl.) But I, I and my children, we are going underground. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkáru pa-yítha uum áxak mu-túnviiv avansáxiitich-as also the-one 3.SG two 3sPOSS-children boy-PL And the other had two children, they were little boys. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textpufích-taay kun-iykára-tih itráhyar mu-túnviiv deer-much 3pl(>3s)-beat-DUR ten 3sPOSS-children His ten sons were killing lots of deer. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textxás u-xús kíri kin-píychaak pa-mu-túnviiv then 3s(>3)-think I.wish 3pl>3pl-inflict.bad.luck the-3sPOSS-children And he wished that his children would have bad luck. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textkári xás ta'ítam u-pakxuuyvávath-vunaa pa-mu-túnviiv then then so 3s(>3)-rub.medicine.on-PL the-3sPOSS-children Then he rubbed it on his children. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textiknûumin veekxaréeyav itráhyar mu-túnviiv-hanik ávans-as káru yítha asiktávaan Burrill.Peak.spirit ten 3sPOSS-children-ANC man-PL also one woman Burrill Peak Spirit had ten children, (nine) men and one woman. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text