Ararahih'urípih
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ávikva / avíkvu- to take, carry (one object)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #846 | revised Oct 31 2014

ávikva / avíkvu- • V • to take, carry (one object)

Derivation:  av-ik-va
av--ik-PL.ACT

Source: WB 210, p.326

  • pami'asaxuskútrahar ávikvi. Take your raincoat! [Reference: KV]
  • vaa pa'íithka u'avíkvutihaak, vaa uum pukuhítihara. When (a person) carries those feathers, he doesn't get sick. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 150]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. simsimmúruk   ni-'ávikva  
    pan.for.panning.gold   1s(>3)-take.(one.object)  
    I took a pan with me.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   u-xús   pa-mukún-taat   hûut   áta   kúth   pa-'ípun   vúra   kích   t-u-'avíkvu-ti   pa-t-u-'ípak-ahaak  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   the-3plPOSS-mother   how   maybe   because.of   the-salmon.tail   Intensive   only   PERF-3s(>3)-take.(one.object)-DUR   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-come.back-when  
    And (the children's) mother thought, "Why, I wonder, is he carrying only the tail when he returns?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  3. yítha   uum   pa-'ávansa   p-oo-'avíkvu-ti   pa-tákasar  
    one   3.SG   the-man   NOMZ-3s(>3)-take.(one.object)-DUR   the-shinny.tossel  
    One man carried the tossel.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text