Ararahih'urípih
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uufíthva / uufíthvu- to swim

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lexicon ID #6298 | revised Oct 31 2014

uufíthva / uufíthvu- • V • to swim

Derivatives (2)
ufithváram "swimming pool"
ufithvávaas "swimsuit"

Source: WB 1478, p.390

Note: Never used with directionals; cf. ikpuh '(sg) to swim', ihpuh '(two) to swim', ihtak- '(pl) to swim'.

  • úuth ukráamak u'uufíthvuti. He was swimming out in the lake. [Reference: KV]

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  1. iim    i'uufíthva    hum   
    2sg.    you.swim    or   
    Are you swimming?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  2. panipihnîichhaak    vúra    vaa    ni'uufíthveesh   
    when.I.am.an.old.man    Intensive    so    I.will.be.swimming   
    When I am an old man, I will be swimming.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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