Ararahih'urípih
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tátapva / tátapvu- to trap

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5732 | revised Dec 27 2015

tátapva / tátapvu- • V • to trap

Source: WB 1336, p.384

  • má'ninay vúra úkrii pootátapvuti. He used to live around in the mountains trapping. [Reference: KS 12. Sheldon Butte Ikxareeyav 003]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. vaa    púufich    kunkupeeykárahiti    pa'áraar    kuntátapvutih   
    so    deer    they.killed.them.that.way    the.Indians    they.trapped.them   
    The Indians killed deer that way, they trapped them.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  2. káru    káakum    mah'íitnihach    kuntátapvunaati   
    also    some    early.morning    they.were.trapping   
    And some men were trapping early in the morning.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full text

  3. víriva    máh'iit    patá    kuntátapvanva    víri    vaa    ukupítih    pamukunchíshiih    víri    koovúra    pamukunchíshii    ánav    tá    kuniyvúrukva   
    so    morning    when    they.went.trapping    so    so    it.did.it    their.dog    so    all    their.dogs    medicine    PERF    they.rubbed.them.with   
    When they went trapping in the morning, their dogs would do this, they would all be rubbed with medicine.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full text