Ararahih'urípih
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ípun tail meat of salmon

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2849 | revised Dec 19 2014

ípun N • tail meat of salmon

Derivatives (3)
axichapipúniishich "children-tail"
ípuniich "spawned-out salmon, turning white"
pipúniich "salmon tail"

Source: WB 673, p.349

  • takaun'áachichha pa'áapun. They were so glad of that salmon tail. [Reference: KT 150.8]


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  1. xás   pa-'ípun   u-tâatsur  
    then   the-salmon.tail   3s(>3)-cut.off  
    And he cut off the tail.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  2. pa-'ípun   u-'êech-tih-ach  
    the-salmon.tail   3s(>3)-carry-DUR-DIM.(verbs)  
    He was carrying just the tail.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  3. yiimúsich   ú-hyiiv-ti   chú   páy   axíich   pipúniich   táay   íp   imafúnvaan-sa  
    little.ways.off   3s(>3)-shout-DUR   here!   this   child   salmon.tail   much   PAST   salmon.beggar-PL  
    Some distance (from home) he was shouting, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  4. kúkuum   vúra   ú-hyiv   chú   páy   axíich   pipúniich   táay   íp   imafúnvaan-sa  
    again   Intensive   3s(>3)-shout   here!   this   child   salmon.tail   much   PAST   salmon.beggar-PL  
    Again he shouted, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  5. xás   pa-'ípun   t-óo   tâatsur  
    then   the-salmon.tail   PERF-3s(>3)   cut.off  
    And he cut off the tail.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  6. xás   kun-thítiv   sáruk   ú-hyiiv-tih   chú   páy   axíich   pipúniich   táay   íp   imafúnvaan-sa  
    then   3pl(>3s)-hear   downhill   3s(>3)-shout-DUR   here!   this   child   salmon.tail   much   PAST   salmon.beggar-PL  
    Then they heard him, he was shouting downhill, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  7. vúrava   kári   ú-hyiiv-ti   chú   páy   axíich   pipúniich   táay   íp   imafúnvaan-sa  
    just   then   3s(>3)-shout-DUR   here!   this   child   salmon.tail   much   PAST   salmon.beggar-PL  
    He was still shouting like that, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  8. xás   t-óo   piip   axichapipúniishich  
    then   PERF-3s(>3)   say   children-tail  
    He would say, "Little children-tail."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  9. kúkuum   vúra   t-u-'ípak   vaa   t-óo   piip   axichapipúniishich  
    again   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-come.back   so   PERF-3s(>3)   say   children-tail  
    The next time he returned, he would say, "Little children-tail."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  10. kári   xás   u-xús   pa-mukún-taat   hûut   áta   kúth   pa-'ípun   vúra   kích   t-u-'avíkvu-ti   pa-t-u-'ípak-ahaak  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   the-3plPOSS-mother   how   maybe   because.of   the-salmon.tail   Intensive   only   PERF-3s(>3)-take.(one.object)-DUR   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-come.back-when  
    And (the children's) mother thought, "Why, I wonder, is he carrying only the tail when he returns?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  11. kári   xás   yiimúsich   vúra   u-kpêehva   axichapipúniishich  
    then   then   little.ways.off   Intensive   3s(>3)-shout   children-tail  
    Then he shouted a little ways off, "Little children-tail!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text