Ararahih'urípih
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têenva / têenvu- to wear earrings

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5832 | revised Dec 18 2014

têenva / têenvu- • V • to wear earrings

Derivatives (2)
iptêenva "to put on earrings"
têenva "earring"

  • púfpuuf utêenvuti Giant salamander wears earrings. [Reference: JPH ani 06:810]
  • tooptêenva. She has earrings on. [Reference: KV]

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  1. Kayla mutêenva, yâamachich káru.
    Kayla has earrings, pretty ones, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. Kayla mutêenva káru yâamachich.
    Kayla's earrings are pretty, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. púyava patóo xus " tá kanachífich," kári pamutêenva tóo syuunkiv.
    And when she thought, "I've been beaten," then she pulled off her earrings.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  4. kári xás pamutêenva úsyuunkiv.
    And she pulled off her earring.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text