Ararahih'urípih
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akunvarasímsiim hunting knife

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #308 | revised Oct 01 2014

akunvarasímsiim • N • hunting knife

Derivation:  ákunvar-a símsiim  (= ákunva-ar-a síim REP)
go.hunting-DEVERB knife  (= hunt-go.to-DEVERB síim REP)

Note: G761.

  • xás panani'akunvarasimsiimmûuk nipárupkurih. And I chiseled in with my hunting knife. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 035]

See ákunvar 'to go hunting' See símsiim2 'knife'

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  1. káruma    vúra    tá    neekvúrish    káru    vúra    tá    naxuniháyaachha    xás    panani'akunvarasímsiim    mûuk    nipárupkurih   
    in.fact    Intensive    PERF    I.am.tired    also    Intensive    PERF    I.am.very.hungry    then    the.my.hunting.knife    with.(by.means.of)    I.chisel.into.it   
    But I was getting tired and I was hungry besides. I took my hunting knife and began chiselling.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text