Ararahih'urípih
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vúunva / vúunvu- to wrestle

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lexicon ID #6710 | revised Jan 22 2016

vúunva / vúunvu- • V • to wrestle

Source: WB 1569, p.395

  • víri akâay vúra xákaan kunvúunveesh? So who will wrestle with him? [Reference: WB T55.4]
  • púyava xás puráan takun'ífukiraa, xás takunvúunva. Then they grabbed each other, and they wrestled. [Reference: WB T78.14]

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  1. âanxus kunipêer " chími núvuunvi.
    Weasel was told, "Let's wrestle!
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  2. víri akâay vúra xákaan kunvúunveesh."
    Who will wrestle with him?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text

  3. ta'ítam uxúsanik peekpihantâapas, " tîi xákaan núvuunvi."
    So the strongest one thought, "Let me wrestle with him!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text

  4. ta'ítam uksáheen pamaruk'áraar, uxus, " íf nîinamich paxákaan nuvúunveesh."
    And the giant laughed, he thought, "He's really small for us to wrestle together!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text

  5. kári xás ta'ítam kunvúunvaheen.
    So then they wrestled.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text

  6. púyava xás puráan tá kun'ífukiraa, xás tá kunvúunva.
    Then they grabbed each other, and they wrestled.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text