Ararahih'urípih
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sáanva clothing

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5230 | revised Nov 09 2005

sáanva • N • clothing

Literally: 'carrying'

Derivative (1)
surukámsaanva "underwear"

Source: WB 1211, p.378; JPH mat ?:732

  • pamúsaanva furaxmúrax. Her clothes were nothing but woodpecker-heads. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 073]

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  1. kiikpishnakaríshukva    pamikúnsaanva   
    you.guys.take.off.your.clothes    your.clothes   
    You guys take off your clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  2. pananisáanva    nipithxáheesh   
    my.clothes    I.will.wash.it   
    I am going to wash my clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  3. tá    nipikyâar    pananipithxa    pananisáanva   
    PERF    I.finish.making.it    my.washing    my.clothes   
    I finished washing my clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  4. vaa    pananítaat    uum    tupíthxah    pananúsaanva    koovúra    vúra   
    so    my.mother    3.SG    she.washed.them    our.clothes    all    Intensive   
    My mother washed all our clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  5. tupíthxah    pakoovúra    pananúsaanva    koovúra   
    she.washed.them    all    our.clothes    all   
    She washed them all, all our clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  6. xás    upixivshúroo    pamúsaanva   
    then    he.ripped.them.off    his.clothes   
    And he ripped off his clothes.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  7. kári    xás    uxus    tîi    yíth    kanpíkyav    pananíshaanva   
    then    then    he.thought    let...    other    let.me.make.it.again!    my.clothing   
    And he thought, "Let me get a different suit of clothes."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  8. kári    xás    upititítit    pamúsaanva    xás    sáruk    uxyáfakoo   
    then    then    he.tore.it.up    his.clothing    then    downhill    he.threw.them.downhill   
    So he tore up his clothes, and he threw them downhill.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  9. kári    xás    upífik    pamúsaanva   
    then    then    he.picked.it.back.up    his.clothing   
    And he picked up his clothes.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  10. vúra    furaxmúrax    pamúsaanva   
    Intensive    nothing.but.woodpecker-heads    his.clothing   
    His clothes were nothing but woodpecker-heads.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  11. vúra    furaxmúrax    pamúsaanva   
    Intensive    nothing.but.woodpecker-heads    his.clothing   
    His clothes were nothing but woodpecker-heads.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text