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. iim tee tákav páxut.
    You are making fun of him.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  2. tá nitákav.
    I am making fun of him.
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  3. iim tee tákav pamífyiiv.
    You are making fun of your friend.
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  4. víri pooksahárahitih, kuntákaamtih, pa'asiktávaan, pakâanimich, poo'ûupvutih.
    So they laughed, they ridiculed her, the woman, the poor one, as she dug roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text