Ararahih'urípih
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ipiráanva / ipirâanvu- to trade, to swap

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2760 | revised Dec 18 2014

ipiráanva / ipirâanvu- V • to trade, to swap

Derivation ipiran-va
ipiran-PL.ACT

Source: WB 657, p.348

Note: Loses initial /i/ after prefixal vowel.

  • kári xás upiip, chími nupíraanvi. And he said, "Let's trade!" [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 006]
  • voopurâanvutihanik pavaas. They used to trade them for blankets. [Reference: TK 128.26]


Sentence examples (7)


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  1. kíri nupíraanva.
    Let's trade!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  2. nípeereesh " chími ishávaas, nupíraanvi.
    I'll say to him, 'Nephew, let's trade!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  3. chími nupíraanvi.
    Let's trade!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  4. tá nupíraanva.
    We have traded.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  5. kári xás upíip " chími nupíraanvi.
    And he said, "Let's trade!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  6. xâatik nupíraanva."
    Let's trade."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  7. kári xás kunipíraanva.
    So they traded.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text