Ararahih'urípih
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sôomvaan woman who offers herself in marriage

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5452 | revised Jun 30 2015

sôomvaan • N • woman who offers herself in marriage

Derivation:  sôomva-aan  (= sôom-va-aan)
offer.herself.in.marriage-Agentive  (= sôom-PL.ACT-Agentive)

  • yakún sôomvaan chími u'ípasukeesh. He's going to bring home a new wife. [Reference: WB 27: Peregrine Falcon 3: 008]

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  1. yakún    sôomvaan    chími    u'ípasukeesh   
    you.see    woman.who.offers.self.in.marriage    soon    he.will.bring.back   
    He's going to bring home a new wife."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    siit    upiip    aaníhich    chími    u'ípakeesh    sôomvaan    u'ípasukeesh   
    then    then    mouse    he.said    my.older.brother    soon    he.will.come.back    woman.who.offers.self.in.marriage    he.will.bring.back   
    Then Mouse said, "Big brother is going to come back, he's going to bring home a new wife."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    siit    upiip    naa    íp    nipasúpiichvat    pasôomvaan    ti'ípasuk   
    then    then    mouse    he.said    1sg.    PAST    I.revealed    that.a.new.wife    you.were.bringing.back   
    Then Mouse said, "I revealed that you were bringing home a new wife.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text