Ararahih'urípih
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itkáanva / itkáanvu- to spear fish

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lexicon ID #3386 | revised Feb 17 2015

itkáanva / itkáanvu- • V • to spear fish

Literally: 'to look into the river'

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

Derivatives (2)
itkáanvar "fish-spear"
itkanvara'áhup "spear shaft"

Source: WB 747.1, p.353

  • chavúra imáan máh'iit utkáanvar áxvaay. Finally the next morning Crane went to spear fish. [Reference: KS Crane 008]

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  1. tóo tkaanvar pa'ávansa, kookamáh'iit vúra tóo tkaanvar.
    The man went to spear fish, every morning he went to spear fish.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  2. kári xás yiivári kúuk u'íipma, kúkuum upítkaanvar.
    Then he went away again, he went to spear fish again.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  3. kári xás upiip, " tîi kanítkaanvan."
    And he said, "Let me go spear fish!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full text