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-túnviiv children
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lexicon ID #6132 | revised Nov 17 2014
-túnviiv • N • children Variant: -túnviivshas.
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Source: WB 1398, p.387
Note: Bound form, used with possessive prefixes, e.g. nanitúnviiv(shas) 'my children'.
- chúukchuuk itráhyar mutúnviivhanik, koovúra ávansas. Fishhawk had ten children, all were boys. [Reference: KS 11. Osprey 004]
- chavúra kóo hitíhaan kuméekxaram nanitúnviivshas vaa páy ôok kun'írunaatiheesh. Finally, every evening, my children will pass by here. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 080]
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uknîi kaan kun'áraarahiti itráhyar mu'túnviiv avansamúrax once.upon.a.time there they.were.living ten his.children nothing.but.men Uknii. They lived there. His ten children were just boys. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textpahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak vaa vúra kóo itíhan kuméekxaram nanitúnviiv vaa pay'ôok kun'írunaatiheesh however as.much.as rich.person when.it.exists so Intensive as.much.as always its.night my.children so right.here they.will.pass As long as people live, every night my children will pass right here. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full texthûut kích pamitúnviiv how only the.your.children How are your children? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyánava apsunxarahtúnviiv visible long.snake.children He saw it was baby long-snakes. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full textpamutúnviiv úpeenvunaa ôok vúra kíik'iini her.children she.told.them here Intensive you.guys.stay! She told her children, "You stay here. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textpamutúnviiv úpeenvunaa tu'ifuyâachha her.children she.told.them it.is.really.true She told her children, "It's really true. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textpamuhrôoha káru pamutúnviiv patuvuhvúhinaahaak yaas'arará'uuthkam kunchivítahitih his.wife also her.children when.there.is.a.deerskin.dance in.front.of.rich.people they.are.lined.up (But) his wife and his children, when there is a deerskin dance, are lined up in front of rich people. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textxás táay pamukuntúnviiv then much their.children And they had many children. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkári xás ta'ítam u'ákihvunaaheen pamutúnviiv then then so she.gave.it.to.them her.children Then she gave it to her children. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkári xás upíip hári ti'áhachakunaa pamitúnviiv then then he.said sometime you.have.held.out.on.them your.children Then (his wife) said, "You held out on your children at various times. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkúna naa naa káru paninitúnviiv páy nanusúruk kúuk tá nupávyiihma in.addition 1sg. 1sg. also my.children underground to PERF we.go.back.to But I, I and my children, we are going underground. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkáru payítha uum áxak mutúnviiv avansáxiitichas also the.one 3.SG two her.children boys And the other had two children, they were little boys. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textpufíchtaay kuniykáratih itráhyar mutúnviiv lots.of.deer they.were.killing.them ten his.children His ten sons were killing lots of deer. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textxás uxús kíri kinpíychaak pamutúnviiv then he.thought I.wish they.inflict.them.with.bad.luck his.children And he wished that his children would have bad luck. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textkári xás ta'ítam upakxuuyvávathvunaa pamutúnviiv then then so he.rubbed.medicine.on.them his.children Then he rubbed it on his children. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textiknûumin veekxaréeyav itráhyar mutúnviivhanik ávansas káru yítha asiktávaan Burrill.Peak.spirit ten his.children men also one woman Burrill Peak Spirit had ten children, (nine) men and one woman. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text