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amveeshvítvit pieces of salmon
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lexicon ID #365 | revised Aug 13 2014
amveeshvítvit • N • pieces of salmon
| Derivation: | áama ishvit-RED-a | (= av-va-a ishvit-RED-a) |
| salmon detach-REDUP-DEVERB | (= eat-PL.ACT-DEVERB detach-REDUP-DEVERB) |
Note: Is -ishvítvit an adj. or a noun?
- xás puráan vúra kun'ákihanik, amveeshvítvit, puráan kun'ákihanik. They gave each other lunch, pieces of salmon, they gave each other lunch. [Reference: TK 211.9]
See áama 'salmon' See ishvit 'to detach'