Ararahih'urípih
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vúunva / vúunvu- to wrestle

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lexicon ID #6710 | revised Jan 22 2016

vúunva / vúunvu- V • to wrestle

Source: WB 1569, p.395

  • víri akâay vúra xákaan kunvúunveesh? So who will wrestle with him? [Reference: WB T55.4]
  • púyava xás puráan takun'ífukiraa, xás takunvúunva. Then they grabbed each other, and they wrestled. [Reference: WB T78.14]


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  1. âanxus   kun-ipêer   chími   -vuunv-i  
    weasel   3pl(>3s)-say.to   soon   1pl(>3)-wrestle-IMPER  
    Weasel was told, "Let's wrestle!
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  2. víri   akâay   vúra   xákaan   kun-vúunv-eesh  
    so   who   Intensive   with.(one.person)   3pl(>3s)-wrestle-FUT  
    Who will wrestle with him?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  3. ta'ítam   u-xús-anik   p-eekpihan-tâapas   tîi   xákaan   -vuunv-i  
    so   3s(>3)-think-ANC   the-strong-most   let...   with.(one.person)   1pl(>3)-wrestle-IMPER  
    So the strongest one thought, "Let me wrestle with him!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  4. ta'ítam   u-ksáh-een   pa-maruk'áraar   u-xus   íf   nîinamich   pa-xákaan   nu-vúunv-eesh  
    so   3s(>3)-laugh-ANT   the-uphill.person   3s(>3)-think   truly   little   NOMZ-both   1pl(>3)-wrestle-FUT  
    And the giant laughed, he thought, "He's really small for us to wrestle together!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  5. kári   xás   ta'ítam   kun-vúunv-aheen  
    then   then   so   3pl(>3s)-wrestle-ANT  
    So then they wrestled.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  6. púya-va   xás   puráan      kun-'ífukiraa   xás      kun-vúunva  
    and.so-so   then   each.other   PERF   3pl(>3s)-grab.(pl.)   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-wrestle  
    Then they grabbed each other, and they wrestled.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text