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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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âanxus kun-ipêer chími nú-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 textvíri 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 textta'ítam u-xús-anik p-eekpihan-tâapas tîi xákaan nú-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 textta'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 textkári 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 textpúya-va xás puráan tá kun-'ífukiraa xás tá 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