Ararahih'urípih
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takav / takam- to ridicule, to make fun of

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lexicon ID #5584 | revised Dec 20 2015

takav / takam- V • to ridicule, to make fun of

Source: WB 1281, p.382

  • puráan kuntákaamti, puráan kunipêenti, vaa íp kúnish ikúphaat, puxích kúnish úxaakti paathithxuntápan peepihtaanvuti. They were laughing at one another, they were saying to each other, "You did that way, made a noise while you were getting the hazelnuts." [Reference: KS38. Mice story 010]


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  1. takav "to ridicule" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. tákaamtih "to be ridiculing" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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