Ararahih'urípih
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íthan bark of the Douglas fir

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3224 | revised Jun 29 2005

íthan • N • bark of the Douglas fir

Derivatives (7)
ichániipich "little fir tree, 15 to 20 feet high"
ichaníp'uusich "fir cone"
itháriip "Douglas fir tree"
itharip'arákaas "old fir tree"
itharípriik "fir forest"
ithariptiríhmaam "placename, above Chenach Creek"
itharipvákay "Douglas fir worm"

Source: WB 763, p.354

  • chavúra iinâak upvôonfuruk pamu'ithan'ikrívraam. Finally he went back inside his bark house. [Reference: KS 12. Sheldon Butte Ikxareeyav 009]

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  1. saamvároo   ithyárukirukam   súva   as   ú-xaak-ti   itharípriik   vúra   hôoyvarihva  
    creek   on.other.side.of.river   listen!   rock   3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR   fir.forest   Intensive   somewhere.or.other  
    On the other side of the creek I could hear the noise of rocks somewhere in a fir thicket.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   u-piip   chími   ikúrinishrih-i   itháriip  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   soon   fall.across-stream-IMPER   Douglas.fir  
    And he said, "Fall down, fir tree!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  3. chavúra   u-máh   yánava   ithyáruk   u-kúripaa-hi-ti   itháriip  
    finally   3s(>3)-see   visible   across   3s(>3)-be.headed.to.shore-ESS-DUR   Douglas.fir  
    Finally he saw it, he saw a fir tree lying fallen out across-stream.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. pa-kúnish   itharípriik   vaa   uum   káan   sarip-yêepshas  
    NOMZ-like   fir.forest   so   3.SG   there   hazel.twigs-good.(pl.)  
    The best hazel twigs are those where it is sort of a fir forest.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  5. vaa   kumá'ii   pa-yêepshas   pa-sárip   itharípriik   aayâach   vaa   uum   vâaram-sas   káru   xúnutich  
    so   because.of   NOMZ-good.(pl.)   the-hazel.twigs   fir.forest   it.was.because   so   3.SG   long-PL   also   flexible.(dimin.)  
    The hazel twigs are good in the fir forest for this reason, it is because they are long and flexible.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text