Ararahih'urípih
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têenva earring

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5833 | revised Dec 18 2014

têenva • N • earring

Derivation:  têenva-a
wear.earrings-DEVERB

Source: WB 1369, p.385; JPH mat ?:741

  • kári pamutêenva tóosyuunkiv. Then she pulled off her earrings. [Reference: WB 19: The Perils of Weasel 2:005]

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  1. Kayla    mutêenva    yâamachich    káru   
    Kayla    her.earrings    pretty.(dimin.)    also   
    Kayla has earrings, pretty ones, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. Kayla    mutêenva    káru    yâamachich   
    Kayla    her.earrings    also    pretty.(dimin.)   
    Kayla's earrings are pretty, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. púyava    patóo    xus    tá    kanachífich    kári    pamutêenva    tóo    syuunkiv   
    you.see    when.she.did    think    PERF    you.beat.me    then    her.earrings    she.did    pull.out   
    And when she thought, "I've been beaten," then she pulled off her earrings.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  4. kári    xás    pamutêenva    úsyuunkiv   
    then    then    her.earring    she.pulled.off   
    And she pulled off her earring.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text