Ararahih'urípih
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ikrav / ikram- to grind (used esp. of acorns and wild oats)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1934 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikrav / ikram- • V • to grind (used esp. of acorns and wild oats)

Derivatives (8)
iknámanach "a freshwater shellfish, the hornshell or california Hornsnail"
iknamanáhiich "a type of freshwater mollusk"
ikráamnav "hopper for meal (O'Neale, pp. 37-38)"
ikrávapuh "wild oats; wild rice; a generic term for food grains including soft cheat, Bromus hordaceus, and cultivated oat"
ikravapuh'ípa "wild oats plant; wild rice"
ikravapuhíshnaanich "type of grass, Slender Hairgrass"
ikravapuhpírish "wild oats"
ikrávar "pestle (for grinding acorns)"

Source: WB 481, p.339; TK 98.28

  • vaa vúra u'êethti pamukrávar, pá'ipa úkraamtihat. She was carrying along her pestle, that she had been pounding with. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 054]

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  1. chí   ni-kráv-eesh  
    soon   1s(>3)-grind-FUT  
    I'm gonna grind (acorns) soon.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  2. pa-xúrish   t-óo   krav   páykuuk   ása   múuk  
    the-shelled.acorn   PERF-3s(>3)   grind   over.there   rock   with.(by.means.of)  
    They ground the shelled acorns with that stone over there (pointing to a pestle).
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  3. púyava   xás   kári   tá   kun-íkrav  
    you.see   then   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-grind  
    Then they ground them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text

  4. pa-xúrish   tá   kun-íkrav  
    the-shelled.acorn   PERF   3pl(>3s)-grind  
    They ground the acorn meats.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text

  5. tá   ní-krav  
    PERF   1s(>3)-grind  
    I pounded acorns.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  6. púyava   yáas   ní-kraam-tih   pa-xúrish  
    you.see   then   1s(>3)-grind-DUR   the-shelled.acorn  
    Then I pounded the acorn meats.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text