Ararahih'urípih
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vûuksaha / vûuksahi- have a work contest (as in shelling acorns)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6697 | revised Jan 25 2016

vûuksaha / vûuksahi- • V • have a work contest (as in shelling acorns)

Source: WB 1567, p.395

  • chími nuvûuksahinaa. Let's have a work contest! [Reference: WB T79.5]

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  1. xás    tá    kunpíip    chími    nuvûuksahinaa   
    then    PERF    they.said    soon    let.us.have.a.work.contest!   
    They would say, "Let's have a contest!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text

  2. púyava    tá    kunpavyíhuk    kári    xás    chími    nuvûuksahinaa   
    you.see    PERF    they.came.back    then    then    soon    let.us.have.a.work.contest!   
    So they came home and then (they said), "Let's have a contest!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text

  3. hâari    kunvûuksahinaatih   
    sometime    they.had.a.work.contest   
    Sometimes they had a work contest.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text