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You entered the Burns dialect of Numu (Northern Paiute)

tenikwehe, v.

sing

Examples

  • Pisa iwasu nana'atazu tenikwehede hudziba teetsi'yu.
    It's a beautiful singer, that little bird (knows lots of different songs).
    (Spoken by Nepa Kennedy)
  • "Oo'no, 'Hayu usu e pia tenikwehe?' mii u tebinga, oonosu u nakapunni."
    "Then, 'How does she, your mother sing?' so ask it, and then listen to it."
    (Spoken by Nepa Kennedy)
  • "'Hayu usu e hamma tenikwehe,' mii tebinga," mii bina.
    "'How does she, your big sister sing,' you ask," she said.
    (Spoken by Nepa Kennedy)
  • "Hayu usu e mu'a tenikwehe?" mii u tebinga mii tiwau.
    "How does she, your grandmother sing?" (I) asked it, also.
    (Spoken by Nepa Kennedy)