Ararahih'urípih
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ithvóonha / ithvóonhi- to be eager (to do), to enjoy (doing)

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lexicon ID #3317 | revised Feb 12 2015

ithvóonha / ithvóonhi- • V • to be eager (to do), to enjoy (doing)

Derivation:  ithvóon-ha
eager-DENOM

Source: WB 777.1, p.354

  • tanéethvoonhiti va'ákunva. I'm eager to go hunting. [Reference: KV]
  • aayâach kunixvíphuunishti íp pa'úthvoonhitihat va'íhuk. It was because they were angry at him, that he had wanted to flower-dance. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 074]

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  1. aayâach    kun'ixviphûunishti    íp    pa'úthvoonhitihat    va'íhuk    tá    kun'ithyúruvarak    pamútraax    kich    kun'áaphutih   
    it.was.because    they.were.angry.at.him    PAST    that.he.had.been.eager.to    its.flower.dance    PERF    they.dragged.him.down    the.his.arms    only    they.were.carrying.(two.objects)   
    That was because they were mad at him because he had wanted to dance. They they dragged him down, they were just carrying him (by) the arms".
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. pihnêefich    uum    ishpukéekyav    tóo    thvoonha   
    coyote    3.SG    money-making    he.had    be.eager.(to.do)   
    Coyote wanted to make money.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. víri    tá    kári    pachí    kun'íihrupaavish    xás    asaxvuhpihnîich    tóo    thvoonha   
    so    PERF    then    SUB-soon    they.were.going.to.dance.down    then    Old.Man.Turtle    PERF-he    be.eager.(to.do)   
    It was time for them to dance down, and then Old Man Turtle wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  4. asaxvuhpihnîich    vúra    tóo    thvoonha   
    Old.Man.Turtle    Intensive    PERF-he    be.eager.(to.do)   
    Old Man Turtle just wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text