Ararahih'urípih
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âanva / âanvu- paint one's own face

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #36 | revised Jun 04 2015

âanva / âanvu- • V • paint one's own face

Derivative (1)
âanvath "paint (someone's) face"

Source: WB 100, p.318

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  1. xás    pihnêefich    úpeenvunaa    paaxíich    chími    pamikún'aav    kiik'âanvathap   
    then    coyote    he.told.them    the.children    soon    your.faces    let.me.paint.your.faces   
    And Coyote told the children, "Let me paint you on your faces!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. xás    ta'ítam    u'âanvathvunaaheen   
    then    so    he.painted.their.faces   
    So then he painted their faces.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  3. xás    kunipéer    púya    íf    yâamach    peepâanvutih   
    then    they.told.him    and.so    truly    pretty    you.were.painting.your.face   
    And they said to (Horsefly), "My, your face is painted pretty!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  4. fâat    kôok    peepâanvuti    iim   
    what    kind    you.were.painting.your.face.with    2sg.   
    What did you paint it with?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  5. kári    xás    tóo    piip    mán    vúra    naa    vaa    kári    xás    tá    nixus    chími    kan'ápivan    panipâanveesh   
    then    then    he.had    say    why...    Intensive    1sg.    so    then    then    PERF    I.thought    soon    let.me.go.look.for.it    what.I.will.paint.my.face.with   
    And he said, "Why, I thought I would go look for something to paint my face with.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  6. víri    vaa    káan    tá    nimáh    panipâanvutih   
    so    so    there    PERF    I.found.it    what.I.am.painting.my.face.with   
    There I found what I am painting it with."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  7. púyava    kunípeentih    hôoy    iim    imáahtih    peepâanvutih   
    you.see    they.were.saying.to.him    where    2sg.    you.were.finding.it    what.you.are.painting.your.face.with   
    So they said to him, "How do you find what you paint your face with?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  8. víri    vaa    poopâanvuti    pa'arará'aax   
    so    that    what.he.was.painting.his.face.with    the.human.blood   
    Human blood is what he painted his face with.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  9. xás    chími    uvâarameesh    tá    kun'âanvath   
    then    soon    he.was.going.to.leave    PERF    they.painted.his.face   
    And he was about to leave, they painted his face.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text