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sôomva / sôomvu- (woman) to offer herself in marriage
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lexicon ID #5450 | revised Jun 30 2015
sôomva / sôomvu- • V • (woman) to offer herself in marriage
| Derivation: | sôom-va |
| sôom-PL.ACT |
Derivatives (2)
sôomva "marriage-load (carried by a woman who offers herself in marriage)"
sôomvaan "woman who offers herself in marriage"
Source: WB 1246, p.380
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yakún sôomvaan chími u'ípasukeesh you.see woman.who.offers.self.in.marriage soon he.will.bring.back He's going to bring home a new wife." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textkári xás siit upiip aaníhich chími u'ípakeesh sôomvaan u'ípasukeesh then then mouse he.said my.older.brother soon he.will.come.back woman.who.offers.self.in.marriage he.will.bring.back Then Mouse said, "Big brother is going to come back, he's going to bring home a new wife." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textkári xás siit upiip naa íp nipasúpiichvat pasôomvaan ti'ípasuk then then mouse he.said 1sg. PAST I.revealed that.a.new.wife you.were.bringing.back Then Mouse said, "I revealed that you were bringing home a new wife. Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textxás kári pa'asiktávaan kunxus tîi vaa káan nusôomvan then then the.women they.thought let... so there we.go.to.offer.in.marriage And the women thought, "Let's go offer ourselves in marriage there!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text