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púuhkir / púuhkiri- to put on a headband
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lexicon ID #5137 | revised Oct 31 2014
púuhkir / púuhkiri- • V • to put on a headband
- tupúuhkir. He put on a headband. [Reference: KV]
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paxiitíchas kich uumkun vúra táv kun'ikyâatihanik kunvíiktihanik peethríhar aanmûuk aksanváhich kár axpaheekníkinach káru tiv'axnukuxnúkuhich xás vaa yúpin tá kunpúuhkhin the.little.children only they Intensive visor they.were.making.it.long.ago they.were.weaving.it.long.ago the.flower with.string flower.sp. also plant.sp. also bluebell.(dimin.) then that forehead PERF they.put.on.a.headband Only the children used to make a vizor, weaving the flowers with string, shooting stars, and white lilies, and bluebells, and they put it around their foreheads. Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full text