Ararahih'urípih
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íinva / íinvu- to burn; to be a forest fire

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lexicon ID #1682 | revised Oct 31 2014

íinva / íinvu- • V • to burn; to be a forest fire

Derivation:  iin-va
burn-PL.ACT

Derivatives (2)
íinva "forest fire"
ínvaan "type of caterpillar"

Source: WB 622.2, p.347; JPH ani 06:765

  • pávaa káan tu'iinváhaak ... When it burns over ... [Reference: TK 80.2]
  • yánava vúra áhtaay má'ninay, úmkuufhinaati, u'iinvúnaati. He saw that there were a lot of fires in the mountains, a lot of smokes, a lot of forest fires. [Reference: WB T10.22]

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  1. xás    upíip    chími    kám'iinvi    mú'aavkam   
    then    he.said    soon    let.there.be.a.forest.fire!    in.front.of.him   
    And he said, "Let there be a forest fire in front of him!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. xás    pakáan    u'úum    yánava    vúra    áhtaay    má'ninay    úmkuufhinaatih    u'iinvúnaatih   
    then    when.there    he.arrived    visible    Intensive    lots.of.fire    high.mountain.country    there.was.a.lot.of.smoke    there.were.forest.fires   
    And when he got there, he saw lots of fire in the mountains, there was lots of smoke, there were forest fires.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text