Ararahih'urípih
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imkáanva / imkáanvu- to gather (food growing on plants, such as berries or greens); not applied to acorns, which are picked up from the ground

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2431 | revised Dec 16 2014

imkáanva / imkáanvu- • V • to gather (food growing on plants, such as berries or greens); not applied to acorns, which are picked up from the ground

Derivation:  im-kaanva  (= im-kar-va)
im--into.water  (= im--into.water-PL.ACT)

Derivatives (17; show derivatives)

Source: WB 576, p.344

Note: [chk] - go back to the story and get a clearer free translation. Does that green refer to something that is fresh, or is it referring to a specific plant, or what?

  • thúkinkunish vúra kári vári poomkáanvuti. He was picking berries green. [Reference: 9_1_pahûut poomkáanvuti vírusur 003]

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  1. yakún táay vúra íp úmkaanvat.
    You see, she gathered a lot.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  2. púyava uum kúmateech patóo kxuraraha púyava kári vírusur tuvâaram , tóo mkaanvar ikxáram .
    Then later, when it was evening, Bear went off, she went to gather food in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  3. xás púyava kumamáh'iit xás kúkuum tu'ípak vúra uum taay poo'átivutih póomkaanvuti pakóo kuma'ávaha.
    And one morning she came back again, she was carrying a lot in her burden basket, since she had gathered all kinds of food.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  4. vaa kumá'ii pavaa ukupítih, ikxáram xás póomkaanvutih.
    That's why she did that, she gathered food in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  5. púyava hínu páy uum vírusur, víri vaa kumá'ii pátaay úmkaanvutih.
    So there she was a bear, that's why she gathered (so) much.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  6. upiip, " athithxuntápan númkaanvutih.
    She said, "We're gathering hazelnuts.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text

  7. payôok ávansa vuraakírak uvôoruraatih, úmkaanvutih.
    Here a man is climbing on a ladder, he is picking apples.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text