Ararahih'urípih
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víitma / víitmu- to paddle to (a place)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6537 | revised Jan 21 2016

víitma / víitmu- • V • to paddle to (a place)

Derivation:  vit-ma
paddle-to

Source: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 047

  • húukava vúra tuvíitma. He went with the boat somewhere. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 047]
  • xás kúuk uvíitma. Then he paddled there. [Reference: KT 138a.6]

Sentence examples (7)


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  1. kári xás chavúra yíiv tá kunvíitma.
    So finally they paddled a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. " káru hôoy patanúpviitma, kíri nimah.
    "And where have we paddled to? I want to see!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. xás vúra yíiv tuvíitma.
    And he rowed a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  4. vúrava uvíitrup, yíiv vúra tuvíitma.
    He paddled downriver like that, he paddled a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. yíiv tá kunípviitma.
    They paddled back a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  6. xás pakáan kunvíitma, usívshaapsur pa'íshaha.
    And when they paddled to there, the water opened.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  7. yáas úpviitmutih, uum káru.
    Then he paddled back there too.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text