Ararahih'urípih
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ixyakáanva / ixyakáanvu- to throw (pl. objects) into the water

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lexicon ID #3550 | revised Mar 27 2016

ixyakáanva / ixyakáanvu- • V • to throw (pl. objects) into the water

Derivation:  ixya-kaanva  (= ixya-kar-va)
throw.(pl.)-into.water  (= throw.(pl.)-into.water-PL.ACT)

  • púyava payêem paakráah pa'úuth uxyakâanvuti. So now the eels are what (Across the Water Widower) threw into the water. [Reference: 41.26]

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  1. púyava payêem paakráa vaa pa'úuth uxyakâanvutih.
    So now the eels are that which he threw out into the river.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text