Ararahih'urípih
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-vanaa Plural (subject of intrans. verb, object of trans. verb)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6427 | revised Aug 02 2005

-vanaa • SUFF • Plural (subject of intrans. verb, object of trans. verb) Variant: -vunaa.

Source: WB G756

Note: Allomorph of -naa 'plural' after a consonant. Dialect variant of -vunaa.

Sentence examples (12)


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  1. xás    uumkun    váa    vúra    kích    kunkupítihanik    pakunpakurîihvanaatihanik    pa'ávansas    pakunpakurîihvanaatihanik    ikriripan'ikmaháchraam   
    then    they    so    Intensive    only    they.were.doing    they.sang    the.men    they.sang    Amekyaram.sweathouse   
    All they did was sing songs, the men, they used to sing in Amekyaram sweathouse.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. chavúra    kúkuum    vaa    káan    umáh    asiktávaansa    astiip    áhup    kunikyáavanaatih   
    finally    again    so    there    he.saw.it    women    shore    wood    they.were.gathering.it   
    Finally he saw women there on the bank again, they were gathering wood.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. yáas    tá    kun'ífikvanaa    máh'iit   
    then    PERF    they.gathered.acorns    morning   
    Then they gathered acorns in the morning.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  4. xás    pa'ávansas    kuníshriimvanaatih   
    then    the.men    they.were.target.shooting   
    And the men were target-shooting.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  5. ithéekxurar    vúra    kunvuhvúhiichvanaatih   
    all.evening    Intensive    they.do.the.imitation.deerskin.dance   
    The people did the imitation deerskin dance all evening.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  6. ithasúpaa    vúra    araréethtit    tá    kuníthtiitvanaa   
    all.day    Intensive    Indian.cards    PERF    they.gamble   
    The people played "Indian cards" all day.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  7. imáankam    kúkuum    tá    kunpíthtiitvanaa   
    the.next.day    again    PERF    they.gamble   
    The next day they gambled again.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  8. hâari    vúra    xára    kuníthtiitvanaatih    pahûutva    kóo    ararátaayhaak   
    sometime    Intensive    long.time    they.gamble    how.long    as.much.as    many.people   
    Sometimes they gambled for a long time, however long there were a lot of people.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  9. payêem    uum    símsiim    mûuk    kunvúutvanaatih   
    now    3.SG    knife    with.(by.means.of)    they.cut.them   
    Now they cut them with a knife.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  10. pa'asiktávaansas    uum    kuníshtuukvanaatih   
    the.women    3.SG    they.picked.them   
    The women picked them.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  11. vúha    mûuk    pakunthárufvanaatih   
    tooth    with.(by.means.of)    that.they.were.peeling.them   
    They peeled them with their teeth.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text