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sanpíithva / sanpîithvu- to carry things around
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5298 | revised Apr 11 2016
sanpíithva / sanpîithvu- • V • to carry things around
| Derivation: | sar-piithva | (= sar-pith-va) |
| carry.(things)-around | (= carry.(things)-here.and.there?-PL.ACT) |
- sú' ithivthaneensúruk usanpîithvuti. (A gopher) is carrying things around underground. [Reference: TK 66.12]
Sentence examples (3)
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You can't tell, xâat xára ishanpíithva pasárip.
You can't tell, no matter how long you handle the sticks.Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play -
kun'aapúnmutihanik vúra ník pa'úhish ník vúra kunsánpiithvutihanik pakookâachas.
They knew that seeds were packed around in various ways.Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text -
vúra fâatva vaa vúra pávaa kupítihan,
sú' ithivthaneensúruk usanpîithvutih.
Something is doing that, is packing it around down under the ground.Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text