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-piithva around, here and there (plural action)
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lexicon ID #4834 | revised Nov 14 2014
-piithva • SUFF • around, here and there (plural action)
Derivation: | -pith-va |
-here.and.there?-PL.ACT |
Derivatives (37; show derivatives)
Note: Corresponds to -thun(a) (sg. action).
Sentence examples (16)
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káan ni'uum, ta'ítam nipifikpiithvaheen.
When I got there, I had to pick up the pieces.Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text -
You can't tell, xâat xára ishanpíithva pasárip.
You can't tell, no matter how long you handle the sticks.Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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yánava káan áxak avansáxiichas kun'íipithvutih,
yúras'astiip.
Behold two boys were walking around, by the shore.Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text -
kun'aapúnmutihanik vúra ník pa'úhish ník vúra kunsánpiithvutihanik pakookâachas.
They knew that seeds were packed around in various ways.Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text -
vúra fâatva vaa vúra pávaa kupítihan,
sú' ithivthaneensúruk usanpîithvutih.
Something is doing that, is packing it around down under the ground.Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text -
peepithváram tá nivâaram.
I'm going to the store.Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about fear and going places (LA-01) | read full text
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xás pa'ávansas uumkun yúruk ník tá kunithvirípiithva,
xás puvúra fâat tá máhap.
And the men ran around downriver, and they didn't see anything.Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text -
kúna nuu yaas'arará'uuthkam kích nu'irukúunpiithvutiheesh."
But we will be sitting around only in front of rich people."Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text -
ta'ítam kunpáxtiivpunaa,
aachíchhar vúra kunpihmarápiithva.
So they played again, they ran around again happily.Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text -
víri káan ník mâam kun'iruveehrímpiithva.
They stood around uphill there.Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text -
xás paapxantínihich upíip "
chími kâam vâarami peevapithváram.
And the white man said, "Go upriver to the store!Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text -
xás u'uum,
papeevapithváram.
Then he arrived at the store.Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text -
xás papeevapíthvaan upíip "
fâat kúna."
And the storekeeper said, "What else?"Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text -
púyava máruk pachishíi papúufich tá kuniyvúnpiithva.
The dogs chased the deer around uphill.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full text -
xás patukôohaak xás pa'arátaanva tufumyíhpiithva.
And when she finished, then she blew the pain away.Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text -
koovúra tá kun'ikákpiithva.
Everyone jumped around.Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text