Ararahih'urípih
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ithvóonha / ithvóonhi- to be eager (to do), to enjoy (doing)

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lexicon ID #3317 | revised Feb 12 2015

ithvóonha / ithvóonhi- • V • to be eager (to do), to enjoy (doing)

Derivation:  ithvóon-ha
eager-DENOM

Source: WB 777.1, p.354

  • tanéethvoonhiti va'ákunva. I'm eager to go hunting. [Reference: KV]
  • aayâach kunixvíphuunishti íp pa'úthvoonhitihat va'íhuk. It was because they were angry at him, that he had wanted to flower-dance. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 074]

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  1. aayâach kun'ixviphûunishti íp pa'úthvoonhitihat va'íhuk, tá kun'ithyúruvarak, pamútraax kich kun'áaphutih.
    That was because they were mad at him because he had wanted to dance. They they dragged him down, they were just carrying him (by) the arms".
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. pihnêefich uum ishpukéekyav tóo thvoonha.
    Coyote wanted to make money.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. víri tá kári pachí kun'íihrupaavish, xás asaxvuhpihnîich tóo thvoonha.
    It was time for them to dance down, and then Old Man Turtle wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  4. asaxvuhpihnîich vúra tóo thvoonha.
    Old Man Turtle just wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text