Ararahih'urípih
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ûupvar / ûupvan- to go to dig roots

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lexicon ID #6324 | revised Oct 31 2014

ûupvar / ûupvan- • V • to go to dig roots

  • káru hâari fâat vúra takun'ûupvanva. And sometimes they go root-digging. [Reference: TK 201.27]

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  1. púyava kúkuum vúra imáan " chími nu'ûupvanvi kúkuum."
    So again the next day (they said), "Let's go dig roots again!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  2. kári xás uxus, " ii! tîi naa káru kan'ûupvan."
    And she thought, "Oh, let me go dig roots too!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text