Ararahih'urípih
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víitma / víitmu- to paddle to (a place)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6537 | revised Jan 21 2016

víitma / víitmu- • V • to paddle to (a place)

Derivation:  vit-ma
paddle-to

Source: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 047

  • húukava vúra tuvíitma. He went with the boat somewhere. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 047]
  • xás kúuk uvíitma. Then he paddled there. [Reference: KT 138a.6]

Sentence examples (7)


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  1. kári    xás    chavúra    yíiv    tá    kunvíitma   
    then    then    finally    far    PERF    they.paddled.to   
    So finally they paddled a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. káru    hôoy    patanúpviitma    kíri    nimah   
    also    where    that.we.have.paddled.back.to    I.wish    I.see   
    "And where have we paddled to? I want to see!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. xás    vúra    yíiv    tuvíitma   
    then    Intensive    far    they.had.paddled.to.there   
    And he rowed a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  4. vúrava    uvíitrup    yíiv    vúra    tuvíitma   
    just    he.paddled.downriver    far    Intensive    he.had.paddled.to.there   
    He paddled downriver like that, he paddled a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. yíiv    tá    kunípviitma   
    far    PERF    they.paddled.back.to.there   
    They paddled back a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  6. xás    pakáan    kunvíitma    usívshaapsur    pa'íshaha   
    then    when.there    they.paddled.to.there    it.opened    the.water   
    And when they paddled to there, the water opened.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  7. yáas    úpviitmutih    uum    káru   
    then    he.was.paddling.back.to.there    3.SG    also   
    Then he paddled back there too.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text