Ararahih'urípih
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-vanaa Plural (subject of intrans. verb, object of trans. verb)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6427 | revised Aug 02 2005

-vanaa • SUFF • Plural (subject of intrans. verb, object of trans. verb) Variant: -vunaa.

Source: WB G756

Note: Allomorph of -naa 'plural' after a consonant. Dialect variant of -vunaa.

Sentence examples (12)


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  1. xás uumkun váa vúra kích kunkupítihanik pakunpakurîihvanaatihanik, pa'ávansas, pakunpakurîihvanaatihanik, ikriripan'ikmaháchraam.
    All they did was sing songs, the men, they used to sing in Amekyaram sweathouse.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. chavúra kúkuum vaa káan umáh asiktávaansa astiip, áhup kunikyáavanaatih.
    Finally he saw women there on the bank again, they were gathering wood.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. yáas tá kun'ífikvanaa máh'iit.
    Then they gathered acorns in the morning.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  4. xás pa'ávansas kuníshriimvanaatih.
    And the men were target-shooting.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  5. ithéekxurar vúra kunvuhvúhiichvanaatih.
    The people did the imitation deerskin dance all evening.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  6. ithasúpaa vúra araréethtit tá kuníthtiitvanaa.
    The people played "Indian cards" all day.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  7. imáankam kúkuum tá kunpíthtiitvanaa.
    The next day they gambled again.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  8. hâari vúra xára kuníthtiitvanaatih, pahûutva kóo ararátaayhaak.
    Sometimes they gambled for a long time, however long there were a lot of people.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  9. payêem uum símsiim mûuk kunvúutvanaatih.
    Now they cut them with a knife.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  10. pa'asiktávaansas uum kuníshtuukvanaatih.
    The women picked them.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  11. vúha mûuk pakunthárufvanaatih.
    They peeled them with their teeth.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text