Ararahih'urípih
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ûupvar / ûupvan- to go to dig roots

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lexicon ID #6324 | revised Oct 31 2014

ûupvar / ûupvan- • V • to go to dig roots

  • káru hâari fâat vúra takun'ûupvanva. And sometimes they go root-digging. [Reference: TK 201.27]

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  1. púyava    kúkuum    vúra    imáan    chími    nu'ûupvanvi    kúkuum   
    you.see    again    Intensive    tomorrow    soon    let's.go.dig.roots    again   
    So again the next day (they said), "Let's go dig roots again!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    uxus    ii    tîi    naa    káru    kan'ûupvan   
    then    then    she.thought    oh!    let...    1sg.    also    let.me.go.dig.roots!   
    And she thought, "Oh, let me go dig roots too!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text