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píhivrin to dance back and forth
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lexicon ID #4777 | revised Nov 08 2005
píhivrin • V • to dance back and forth
- kunímuusti axchaytunvêechas, mukún'uuthkam tupihívriin. The little ground squirrels watched him, he danced back and forth in front of them. [Reference: WB T46.7]
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púyava kun'áraarahitih kunímuusti axchaytunvêechas mukúnuuthkam tupíhivriin you.see they.are.living they.are.looking.at.him little.ground.squirrels seaward.from.them he.has.danced.back.and.forth So they sat, the little ground squirrels watched him, he danced back and forth in front of them Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text