Ararahih'urípih
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páaxkiv to win (a game)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4446 | revised Nov 08 2005

páaxkiv • V • to win (a game)

Source: WB 1099.3, p.372

  • mít nipaaxkéet. I won the game. [Reference: KV]
  • xás ta'ítam vúra káru tupáaxkiv. And so (the upriver people) won that too. [Reference: WB 10 Coyote Steals Fire 007]

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  1. xás ta'ítam vaa vúra káru tupáaxkiv.
    And so (the upriver people) won that too.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. vaa uum papaaxkívtihan uum peekpihan'íshiip káru peeshnanich'íshiip.
    The winners were the strongest and the swiftest.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text