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âanva / âanvu- paint one's own face
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #36 | revised Jun 04 2015
âanva / âanvu- • V • paint one's own face
Derivative (1)
âanvath "paint (someone's) face"
Source: WB 100, p.318
Sentence examples (6)
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xás kunipéer, "
púya íf yâamach peepâanvutih.
And they said to (Horsefly), "My, your face is painted pretty!Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text -
fâat kôok peepâanvuti iim."
What did you paint it with?"Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text -
kári xás tóo piip, "
mán vúra naa vaa kári xás tá nixus, '
chími kan'ápivan panipâanveesh.'
And he said, "Why, I thought I would go look for something to paint my face with.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text -
víri vaa káan tá nimáh panipâanvutih."
There I found what I am painting it with."Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text -
púyava kunípeentih, "
hôoy iim imáahtih peepâanvutih."
So they said to him, "How do you find what you paint your face with?"Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text -
víri vaa poopâanvuti pa'arará'aax.
Human blood is what he painted his face with.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text