Ararahih'urípih
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puxíchkaanva / puxichkâanvu- to work hard, to do with great force

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5159 | revised Oct 31 2014

puxíchkaanva / puxichkâanvu- • V • to work hard, to do with great force

Source: WB 1189.2, p.376

  • puxíchkaanvi. Go to it! [Reference: KV]
  • uum káru vúra vaa ukupapuxichkâanvahiti. She worked just as hard as the man did. [Reference: KS 05 a'iknêechhan 295]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. vúra káan tupuxíchkaanva kachakâachich.
    Bluejay was dancing hard there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  2. kári xás víri vaa tupuxíchkaanva poo'íihtih, kûufan 'an 'an 'an."
    And there he was exerting himself as he danced, (singing) "kûufan 'an 'an 'an."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  3. víri vaa kích upítih, tupuxíchkaanva, vúra tu'ih, too máahrav:
    That's all she would say, she's really dancing real hard, she's knowing things now:
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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