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-vath Causative
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6473 | revised Aug 02 2005
-vath • SUFF • Causative
Derivatives (9)
âanvath "paint (someone's) face"
aapunmávath "to let someone know"
aathvávath "to scare (someone)"
aráriihkanhivath "to cure (a sick person)"
ihêeravath "to make (someone) smoke"
iinkúvath "to burn (something)"
ikviit-hívath "to put to sleep"
itxâarihvavath "to wake (someone) up"
kunukúnuhivath "to tickle"
Source: WB G754.12
Note: Alternant of -math.
Sentence examples (6)
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kári xás upíip,
" púxay vúra na'aráriihkanhivatheeshara!
púxay vúra húunxayheeshara!"
Then he said, "I cannot cure him! I can't do any more for him!"Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text -
xâatik vúra nu kviit-hívath."
"Let's just put him to sleep."Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text -
naa vúra pu naxútihan,
kíri kunikviit-hívath.
I just didn't want them to put him to sleep.Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text -
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 -
xás ta'ítam u'âanvathvunaaheen.
So then he painted their faces.Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text -
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