Ararahih'urípih
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síitva to steal

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lexicon ID #5385 | revised Dec 03 2015

síitva • V • to steal

Derivation:  síit-va
mouse-PL.ACT

Derivatives (2)
sítvaan "thief"
sítviik "to steal from"

Source: WB 1241, p.380

  • hínupa vaa uum ka'tim'îin pakunsíitvanaati, paxúrish, paathithxuntápan, pá'uus. It was at Katimin that they went down to steal acorns, hazelnuts, pinenuts. [Reference: KS38. Mice story 012]

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  1. xás pámita îin kunsíitvat úpeenti " xáyfaat mâam kúuk ikuníhivraa."
    And the one who stole him told him, "Don't shoot up over the hill!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text