Ararahih'urípih
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amkíinva / amkíinvu- to eat lunch, to eat for lunch, i.e. food carried on a journey

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lexicon ID #336 | revised Oct 31 2014

amkíinva / amkíinvu- V • to eat lunch, to eat for lunch, i.e. food carried on a journey

Derivation av-kiin-va  (= av-kiv-va-va)
eat-out.through-PL.ACT  (= eat-out.through-PL.ACT-PL.ACT)

Derivative (1)
amkíinva "lunch, i.e. food carried on a journey"

  • vaa tupámkiinva a'ikrêen pa'úuyva patoopvâaramahaak tíshraam. A'ikreen eats the salmon-meal for lunch when he goes back to Scott Valley. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 5:135]

See av1 'to eat'