Ararahih'urípih
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-túnviiv children

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6132 | revised Nov 17 2014

-túnviiv N • children Variant: -túnviivshas.

Derivatives (24; show derivatives)

Source: WB 1398, p.387

Note: Bound form, used with possessive prefixes, e.g. nanitúnviiv(shas) 'my children'.

  • chúukchuuk itráhyar mutúnviivhanik, koovúra ávansas. Fishhawk had ten children, all were boys. [Reference: KS 11. Osprey 004]
  • chavúra kóo hitíhaan kuméekxaram nanitúnviivshas vaa páy ôok kun'írunaatiheesh. Finally, every evening, my children will pass by here. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 080]


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  1. uknîi kaan kun'áraarahiti itráhyar mu'túnviiv avansamúrax.
    Uknii. They lived there. His ten children were just boys.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. pahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak vaa vúra kóo itíhan kuméekxaram nanitúnviiv vaa pay'ôok kun'írunaatiheesh.
    As long as people live, every night my children will pass right here.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  3. hûut kích pamitúnviiv?
    How are your children?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  4. yánava apsunxarahtúnviiv.
    He saw it was baby long-snakes.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text
  5. pamutúnviiv úpeenvunaa " ôok vúra kíik'iini.
    She told her children, "You stay here.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  6. pamutúnviiv úpeenvunaa " tu'ifuyâachha.
    She told her children, "It's really true.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  7. pamuhrôoha káru pamutúnviiv patuvuhvúhinaahaak yaas'arará'uuthkam kunchivítahitih.
    (But) his wife and his children, when there is a deerskin dance, are lined up in front of rich people.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  8. xás táay pamukuntúnviiv.
    And they had many children.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  9. kári xás ta'ítam u'ákihvunaaheen pamutúnviiv.
    Then she gave it to her children.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  10. kári xás upíip " hári ti'áhachakunaa pamitúnviiv.
    Then (his wife) said, "You held out on your children at various times.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  11. kúna naa, naa káru paninitúnviiv, páy nanusúruk kúuk tá nupávyiihma.
    But I, I and my children, we are going underground.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  12. káru payítha uum áxak mutúnviiv, avansáxiitichas.
    And the other had two children, they were little boys.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  13. pufíchtaay kuniykáratih, itráhyar mutúnviiv.
    His ten sons were killing lots of deer.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
  14. xás uxús " kíri kinpíychaak pamutúnviiv."
    And he wished that his children would have bad luck.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
  15. kári xás ta'ítam upakxuuyvávathvunaa, pamutúnviiv.
    Then he rubbed it on his children.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
  16. iknûumin veekxaréeyav itráhyar mutúnviivhanik, ávansas káru yítha asiktávaan.
    Burrill Peak Spirit had ten children, (nine) men and one woman.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text