Ararahih'urípih
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axváha pitch (as of the pine tree), also gum, asphalt, and bitumin

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #981 | revised Oct 13 2015

axváha N • pitch (as of the pine tree), also gum, asphalt, and bitumin

Derivatives (6)
apxantiich'axváha "tar"
axvâahar "pitch-wood, i.e. wood containing pitch; candle"
axvaaharaathkúrit "kerosene"
axváhaha "to make sticky"
axváhahar "pitchy (full of pitch)"
axváhich "placename"

Source: WB 241, p.328; JPH mat ?:727; JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i, 54

  • xás sununúpninach uptaxváhchak axváha mûuk. She closed the ground-level sweat-door with pitch. [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 034]


Sentence examples (20)

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  1. kúna   vúra   pa-tapas-ihêeraha   uum   kúnish   axváhah-ar   tíiky-an   ár   u-xváhahi-ti   pa-t-u-'áffish-ahaak   pa-tapas-ihêeraha  
    in.addition   Intensive   the-real-tobacco   3.SG   sort.of   make.sticky-having.been.-ed   hand-Locative   person   3s(>3)-make.sticky-DUR   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-touch-when   the-real-tobacco  
    But the real tobacco is pithy, it makes a person's hands sticky when one touches it, the real tobacco does.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text
  2. pa-mu-xváha  
    the-3sPOSS-pitch  
    Gum
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full text
  3. t-óo   xváha-ha  
    PERF-3s(>3)   pitch-DENOM  
    It is gummy.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full text
  4. vaa   kun-ippí-tti   imxathakkêem   ikpíhan   p-eheerah-áaxvaha  
    so   3pl(>3s)-say-DUR   bad-smelling   strong   the-tobacco-pitch  
    They say: "It stinks, it is strong, the tobacco gum."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full text
  5. vaa   kári   xás   kun--ti   t-óo   mtup   p-eehêeraha   pa-   kun-ma   t-óo   xváha-ha  
    so   then   then   3pl(>3s)-think-DUR   PERF-3s(>3)   be.ripe   the-tobacco   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-see   PERF-3s(>3)   pitch-DENOM  
    Then they know the tobacco is ripe, when they see it is gummy.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full text
  6. xás   t-óo   ppiip   chími   ni-shtúkk-eesh   t-óo   xváha-ha  
    then   PERF-3s(>3)   say   soon   1s(>3)-pick-FUT   PERF-3s(>3)   pitch-DENOM  
    Then one says: "Let me pick it, it is gummy."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full text
  7. ta'ítam   axváha   u-kyâa-heen  
    so   pitch   3s(>3)-make-ANT  
    Then he got pitch.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  8. hinupáy   íp   pa-'axváha   mûuk   u-p-sívshaap-at   hinupáy   vaa   p-oo-'iinkú-tih  
    surprise   PAST   the-pitch   with.(by.means.of)   3s(>3)-ITER-seal.up-PAST   surprise   that   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.on.fire-DUR  
    There it was the pitch he had sealed it with that was burning.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  9. xás   yánava   káan   axvaha-'ípaha   u-'íihya  
    then   visible   there   pitch-tree   3s(>3)-stand.(long.object)  
    And he saw a pitch tree standing there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  10. yánava   axvahá-taay  
    visible   pitch-much  
    He saw there was a lot of pitch.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  11. xás   axváha   u-p-ishnápchak  
    then   pitch   3s(>3)-ITER-put.on.as.patch  
    So he plugged it up with pitch.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  12. chími   vaa   u-'íinka   pa-'axváha   pa-mu-'áfup  
    soon   so   3s(>3)-be.on.fire   the-pitch   the-3sPOSS-buttocks  
    Soon the pitch was burning on his buttocks.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  13. yánava   u-sáanvu-ti   axvahara-xárah-sas  
    visible   3s(>3)-carry.(things)-DUR   ptich-wood-long-PL  
    (The boy) saw she was carrying long pieces of pitch-wood.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  14. xasík   p-aaxvahara-xárah-sas   ku-vêehkurih-eesh   yúux-ak   u-'ahí-tih-eesh  
    then.(future)   the-ptich-wood-long-PL   2pl(>3)-stick.into-FUT   dirt-Locative   3s(>3)-burn-DUR-FUT  
    You will stick the long pieces of pitch-wood in the sand, they will burn.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  15. xasík   vaa   ík   vúra   kóo   káan   ku-'íin-eesh   p-aaxvâahar   t-óo   msípishri-haak   xasík   ku-pínaa-vish  
    then.(future)   so   must   Intensive   as.much.as   there   2pl(>3)-(two).be-FUT   NOMZ-ptich-wood   PERF-3s(>3)   cool.down-when   then.(future)   2pl(>3)-come.(pl.)-FUT  
    You must stay there until the pitch-wood is extinguished, then you will come back."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  16. xás   paa-xvâahar   u-vêeh-ish  
    then   the-ptich-wood   3s(>3)-stick-down  
    And he stuck the pitch-wood down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  17. sáruk   u-tfáku-tih   yánava   paa-xvâahar   kári   vâaram-as   u-vêehriv  
    downhill   3s(>3)-look.away.downhill-DUR   visible   the-ptich-wood   then   long-PL   3s(>3)-stand.(things)  
    She looked downhill, she saw the pitch still standing long.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  18. kári   xás   pa-kun-ípthith   kári   xás   axváha   kun-iyvúruk  
    then   then   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-finish.weaving   then   then   pitch   3pl(>3s)-rub  
    And when they finished weaving, they smeared it with pitch.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full text
  19. kóova   u-thvuyxâaha   pa--yuup   axváha   mûuk   kun-ip-táxvah  
    so   3s(>3)-care   the-3sPOSS-eye   pitch   with.(by.means.of)   3pl(>3s)-ITER-seal.shut  
    She grieved so for him, she sealed up her eyes with pitch.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text