Ararahih'urípih
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têenva earring

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lexicon ID #5833 | revised Dec 18 2014

têenva N • earring

Derivation têenva-a
wear.earrings-DEVERB

Source: WB 1369, p.385; JPH mat ?:741

  • kári pamutêenva tóosyuunkiv. Then she pulled off her earrings. [Reference: WB 19: The Perils of Weasel 2:005]


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  1. Kayla mutêenva, yâamachich káru.
    Kayla has earrings, pretty ones, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play
  2. Kayla mutêenva káru yâamachich.
    Kayla's earrings are pretty, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play
  3. púyava patóo xus " tá kanachífich," kári pamutêenva tóo syuunkiv.
    And when she thought, "I've been beaten," then she pulled off her earrings.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text
  4. kári xás pamutêenva úsyuunkiv.
    And she pulled off her earring.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text