Ararahih'urípih
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ikyáviichva work, a job

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lexicon ID #2354 | revised Dec 07 2014

ikyáviichva N • work, a job

Derivation ikyáviichva-a  (= ikyav-iichva-a)
work-DEVERB  (= make-in.pretense-DEVERB)

Derivative (1)
ikyavíchvaan "worker"

  • chími nukyâasip peekyáviichva. Let's start the job! [Reference: WB files]


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  1. vaa mukunikyáviichva, akâayva vúra tá kunsáruk pamukunsárip.
    That was their job, different people brought them their sticks.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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