Ararahih'urípih
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pikvas / pikvasa- plume (worn on one's head for ceremonies)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4891 | revised Oct 31 2014

pikvas / pikvasa- N • plume (worn on one's head for ceremonies)

Source: WB 1132.1, p. 373

Note: Equiv. to pikvah 'to wear a plume'.

  • xás vaa káan pamupíkvas uhyákurih. And he stuck his headdress-feather in there. [Reference: WB 20: The Perils of Weasel 3: 008]


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  1. xás vaa káan pamupíkvas uhyákurih.
    And he stuck his headdress-feather in there.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  2. xás upêer pamukîit " peemáhaak ' nanipíkvas tóo kyívunih,' tá ni'iv."
    And he told his grandmother, "When you see my headdress-feather fall down, I'm dead."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  3. vúra uum hitíhaan kumasúpaa póomuusti pápikvas.
    She looked at the headdress-feather every day (while he was gone).
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  4. xás vúra ii! xáas vúra ukyívuni pamupíkvas, tóo xus, " ii! tu'iv."
    Then alas! his headdress-feather would almost fall, she would think, "Alas, he's dead!"
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  5. víri pakéevniikich úmuusti pamupíkvas.
    The old woman (his grandmother) was looking at his headdress-feather.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text