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vur / vun- flow (not necessarily in a channel)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6673 | revised Dec 12 2015
vur / vun- • V • flow (not necessarily in a channel)
Derivatives (29; show derivatives)
Source: WB 1575, p.395
Note: Cf. sav (v/m) 'to flow (as a stream)'.
- iinâak íshaha uvúunti. They have running water in the house. (lit., 'Indoors water is flowing.') [Reference: KV]
- xás tóomah pa'íshaha poovúunti. And he saw the water flowing. [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 037]
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vaa káan aas uvúuntih.
There was a spring flowing there.Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play -
xás tóo mah pa'íshaha poovúuntih.
And he saw the water flowing.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text -
kári xás uthítiv,
áas uvúuntih.
And he heard it, water flowing.Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text -
kári xás íshaha uvuníshuk.
And water flowed out.Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text -
kári xás pa'íshaha uvuníshuk, xás koovúra pa'áama kunívyiihrishuk.
And the water flowed out, and all the salmon came out.Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text