Ararahih'urípih
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âanva / âanvu- paint one's own face

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #36 | revised Jun 04 2015

âanva / âanvu- • V • paint one's own face

Derivative (1)
âanvath "paint (someone's) face"

Source: WB 100, p.318

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  1. xás pihnêefich úpeenvunaa paaxíich, " chími pamikún'aav kiik'âanvathap.
    And Coyote told the children, "Let me paint you on your faces!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. xás ta'ítam u'âanvathvunaaheen.
    So then he painted their faces.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  3. xás kunipéer, " púya íf yâamach peepâanvutih.
    And they said to (Horsefly), "My, your face is painted pretty!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  4. fâat kôok peepâanvuti iim."
    What did you paint it with?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  5. kári xás tóo piip, " mán vúra naa vaa kári xás tá nixus, ' chími kan'ápivan panipâanveesh.'
    And he said, "Why, I thought I would go look for something to paint my face with.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  6. víri vaa káan tá nimáh panipâanvutih."
    There I found what I am painting it with."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  7. púyava kunípeentih, " hôoy iim imáahtih peepâanvutih."
    So they said to him, "How do you find what you paint your face with?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  8. víri vaa poopâanvuti pa'arará'aax.
    Human blood is what he painted his face with.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  9. xás chími uvâarameesh, tá kun'âanvath.
    And he was about to leave, they painted his face.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text