Ararahih'urípih
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pikníihva / pikníihvu- to sweat oneself (in a sweathouse):

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lexicon ID #4860 | revised Oct 31 2014

pikníihva / pikníihvu- • V • to sweat oneself (in a sweathouse):

Source: WB 1122, p.373

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  1. xás yanava káan ára upíkniihvutih, upakurîihvutih.
    And he saw a person was sweating himself there, he was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. xás pamu'aaníhich upêer " chôora nupíkniihvan ikmaháchraam."
    And he told his older brother (i.e., the Bear's son), "Let's go sweat ourselves in the sweathouse!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  3. xás patá kunpíkniihvahaak, pá'aah tá kuníkyav, vaa kuníhruuvti tahpus'áptiik.
    And when they sweated themselves, they made the fire, they used fir boughs.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text