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ihyívkaanva / ihyívkaanvu- to shout acrossriver
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1628 | revised Oct 31 2014
ihyívkaanva / ihyívkaanvu- • V • to shout acrossriver
| Derivation: | ihyiv-kaanva | (= ihyiv-kar-va) |
| shout-into.water | (= shout-into.water-PL.ACT) |
Derivative (1)
ihyívkaanva "plant sp., the cow parsnip or Durango root; Oregon grape root"
- ithyáruk uhyivkâanvuti. He's shouting across the river. [Reference: TK 246.8]
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xás pihnêefich sú' uhyívkaanva ararátaay kiihmárarishuki xás kâam kiihmáraroov then coyote inside he.shouted.into.it lots.of.people you.guys.run.out! then little.upriver you.guys.run.upriver! And Coyote shouted in through it, "Lots of people, come out, and run upriver!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text