Ararahih'urípih
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ikváraruk to come to buy

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2179 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikváraruk • V • to come to buy

Derivation:  ikvárar-uk  (= ikvar-ar-uk)
go.to.buy-to.here  (= buy-go.to-to.here)

  • nikvárarukti ithamáhyaan vúra poohnamtunvêech. I've come to buy a pack of cigarettes. [Reference: TK 273.10]
  • upêer, pamí'aramah nikvárarukti. He said, "I am coming to buy your child." [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 007]

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  1. upêer " pamí'arama nikvárakuktih."
    He said, "I am coming to buy your child."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text