Ararahih'urípih
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sôomva / sôomvu- (woman) to offer herself in marriage

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5450 | revised Jun 30 2015

sôomva / sôomvu- • V • (woman) to offer herself in marriage

Derivation:  sôom-va
sôom-PL.ACT

Derivatives (2)
sôomva "marriage-load (carried by a woman who offers herself in marriage)"
sôomvaan "woman who offers herself in marriage"

Source: WB 1246, p.380

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  1. xás kári pa'asiktávaan kunxus, " tîi vaa káan nusôomvan."
    And the women thought, "Let's go offer ourselves in marriage there!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text