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kumá'ii because of; for (purpose)
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lexicon ID #3971 | revised Jun 25 2015
kumá'ii • POSTP • because of; for (purpose)
| Derivation: | kuma-'ii |
| 3sPOSS-for |
- víri vaa kumá'ii koovúra patûupichas pamusxíchak. So that's why (wasps) all have small waists. [Reference: WB T1.136]
- káru pasúrip, pasárip kumá'ii takun'áahkahaak, ... And the hazel bushes, when they burn them off for hazel sticks, ... [Reference: TK 63.32]