Kleivan is an English word starting with the letter K. With 5 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Kleivan in a sentence
Using Kleivan
- In the example corpus, kleivan often appears in combinations such as: kleivan sonne.
Context around Kleivan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kleivan
- In this selection, "kleivan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, taboo, accidentally, 1985 and sonne stand out and add context to how "kleivan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include death taboo kleivan sonne pp and hurt accidentally kleivan sonne pp. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kleivan" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kleivan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Kleivan & Sonne: 27–28 Economics The way shamans get sustenance and take part in everyday life varies across cultures. (19 words)
Both death of a person and successfully hunted game require that cutting, sewing etc. be tabooed, so that the invisible soul does not get hurt accidentally (Kleivan & Sonne, pp. 18–21). (31 words)
Kleivan & Sonne 1985: 25 The beating of the drum allows the shaman to achieve an altered state of consciousness or to travel on a journey between the physical and spiritual worlds. (31 words)
Animals fled from hunter in case of taboo breaches, e.g. birth taboo, death taboo (Kleivan & Sonne, pp. 12–13) The soul concepts of several groups are specific examples of soul dualism (showing variability in details in the various cultures). (40 words)
Merkur 1985 Kleivan & Sonne 1985 main When speaking of "shamanism" in various Eskimo groups, we must remember that (as mentioned above) the term "shamanism" can cover certain characteristics of various different cultures. (32 words)
Both death of a person and successfully hunted game require that cutting, sewing etc. be tabooed, so that the invisible soul does not get hurt accidentally (Kleivan & Sonne, pp. 18–21). (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
Animals fled from hunter in case of taboo breaches, e.g. birth taboo, death taboo (Kleivan & Sonne, pp. 12–13) The soul concepts of several groups are specific examples of soul dualism (showing variability in details in the various cultures).
Both death of a person and successfully hunted game require that cutting, sewing etc. be tabooed, so that the invisible soul does not get hurt accidentally (Kleivan & Sonne, pp. 18–21).
Kleivan & Sonne 1985: 25 The beating of the drum allows the shaman to achieve an altered state of consciousness or to travel on a journey between the physical and spiritual worlds.
Kleivan & Sonne: 27–28 Economics The way shamans get sustenance and take part in everyday life varies across cultures.
Merkur 1985 Kleivan & Sonne 1985 main When speaking of "shamanism" in various Eskimo groups, we must remember that (as mentioned above) the term "shamanism" can cover certain characteristics of various different cultures.
Common combinations with kleivan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: