Ararahih'urípih
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vuhvúha / vuhvúhi- to do the deerskin dance or jump dance

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6641 | revised Jan 14 2016

vuhvúha / vuhvúhi- • V • to do the deerskin dance or jump dance

Derivation:  vuh
tooth

Derivatives (5)
sahvuhvúha "deerskin dance"
vuhvúha "deerskin dance; (in particular) jump dance"
vuhvuhákaam "jump dance"
vuhvúhiichva "to do the imitation deerskin dance (at Katimin)"
vuhvúhinaa "deerskin dance"

Source: WB 1566, p.395

  • kumáahtihum ithyáruk páykuuk pakunvuhvúhinaati. Do you see there across-river, where they are deerskin-dancing? [Reference: WB files]

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  1. pamuhrôoha    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 text

  2. pavúra    kóo    kuma'íthivishrih    pakunvuhvúhinaatih    káru    pakoo   
    that.Intensive    all    kind.of.celebration    as.they.were.doing.the.deerskin.dance    also    the.all   
    There was all kind of celebration as they did the deerskin dance and all.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  3. peempurávaas    patuvuhvúhinaa    púyava    patakuníkviipvarayva    púyava    tá    kunsíchakvutva    vaa    tá    kunipyáfus   
    the.flour.sacks    when.they.did.the.deerskin.dance    you.see    when.they.carried.blades.in.the.deerskin.dance    you.see    PERF    they.put.them.around.their.waists    so    PERF    they.put.them.on.as.dresses   
    And when they did the deerskin dance, when they carried the obsidian blades, they wore the flour bags around their waist, they put them on that way, as dresses.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text

  4. 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

  5. tá    kunvuhvúha   
    PERF    they.did.the.deerskin.dance   
    They did the deerskin dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text