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sôomvaan woman who offers herself in marriage
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5452 | revised Jun 30 2015
sôomvaan • N • woman who offers herself in marriage
Derivation: | sôomva-aan | (= sôom-va-aan) |
offer.herself.in.marriage-Agentive | (= sôom-PL.ACT-Agentive) |
- yakún sôomvaan chími u'ípasukeesh. He's going to bring home a new wife. [Reference: WB 27: Peregrine Falcon 3: 008]
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yakún sôomvaan chími u'ípasukeesh."
He's going to bring home a new wife."Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text -
kári xás siit upiip, " aaníhich chími u'ípakeesh, sôomvaan u'ípasukeesh."
Then Mouse said, "Big brother is going to come back, he's going to bring home a new wife."Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text -
kári xás siit upiip, " naa íp nipasúpiichvat pasôomvaan ti'ípasuk.
Then Mouse said, "I revealed that you were bringing home a new wife.Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text