Ararahih'urípih
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av / ava- food

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #815 | revised Oct 31 2014

av / ava- • N • food

Literally: 'eating'

Derivation:  av-a
eat-DEVERB

Source: WB 201.6, p.326

Note: Equiv. to ávaha 'food' 'food'.

Sentence examples (9)


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  1. xás vúra áv kúnish vaa puyávhara peepihnîichha.
    Lots of food it's not good if you become an old man.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  2. fâat kuma'áv poo'áamtih?
    What kind of food is he eating?
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about cooking (SD-03) | read full text
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  3. fâat kuma'áv?
    What kind of food is it?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions (VS-16) | read full text
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  4. fâat kuma'áv peemnísheesh?
    What kind of food are you gonna cook?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions (VS-16) | read full text
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  5. koovúra titháfip pa'áv.
    You ate up all the food.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  6. páy uum pananí'av hum?
    Is this my food?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  7. vúra púfaat uum vúra mu'ám mu'uup, xás vúra vaa kâarim, xás vúra vaa poo'íiftih.
    He didn't have any food or possessions, he was poor, that is how he grew up.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  8. axaksúpaa ávipux.
    He was without food for two days.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  9. xás kári áv tá kuníkyee.
    And they gave her food.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text