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mûutvar / mûutvara- to put in one's mouth by handfuls
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lexicon ID #4286 | revised Oct 31 2014
mûutvar / mûutvara- • V • to put in one's mouth by handfuls
- chavúra taxánahishich tiikmûuk vúra tumutváraati. Finally he was putting it into his mouth by handfuls. [Reference: KT 146.17]
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chavúra tá xánahishich tíik mûuk vúra tumutváraatih.
Then a little while after he was just feeding it into his mouth by the handful.Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text -
tíik mûuk vúra poomutváraatih.
He was eating it a handful at a time.Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text