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vánakaar turtleneck sweater
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6428 | revised Nov 17 2015
vánakaar • N • turtleneck sweater
| Derivation: | vára-ka-ar-a |
| hang-to-INST-DEVERB |
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xás furáx-vaas ú-kyav káru furax-yukúku káru furax-vánakaar then woodpecker.head-blanket 3s(>3)-make also woodpecker.head-shoe(s) also woodpecker.head-turtleneck.sweater So he made a woodpecker-head blanket, and woodpecker-head shoes and a woodpecker-head vánakaar (a shirtlike garment). Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text