Ararahih'urípih
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fíthih foot, toe; track; also used as a measure word in the sense of "twelve inches."

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1321 | revised Nov 03 2005

fíthih • N • foot, toe; track; also used as a measure word in the sense of "twelve inches."

Derivatives (9)
anachfíthih "basket design element (O'Neale, fig. 13i)"
chishihfíthih "plant sp."
fichihán'anamahach "little toe"
fithiháxpih "toenail"
fithihíkpak "generative organs of the male salmon"
fithíhkaam "big toe"
fithíhkuunhar "a man's name"
fithíhroov "to be tracks upriverward from here"
fithíhuunih "to go down feet first"

Source: WB 360, p.333

Note: Locative form can be fíthik, instead of expected fíthihak.

  • fíthik tanéemchax. My feet got burned. [Reference: KS31. Coyote Calls Birds 041]

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  1. purafátaak   vúra   pa-mukun-fíthih  
    nowhere   Intensive   the-3plPOSS-foot  
    No tracks anywhere.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. Xás   vúra   u-múustih   húukava   pa-tá   kun-ívyiihma   mukun-fíthih  
    then   Intensive   3s(>3)-look.at   to.somewhere   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.to.(pl.)   3plPOSS-foot  
    And he's looking at where they're going, their footprints.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  3. káruma   íp   uum   t-óo   yuunk-at   ahtúun   pa-mu-fithih-'ípan  
    in.fact   PAST   3.SG   PERF-3s(>3)   poke.with.long.object-PAST   oak.bark   the-3sPOSS-foot-end  
    He had put oak bark in his toes.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   aah   mûuk   koovúra   u-'aahk-óo-naa   pa-mukun-fíthi   pa-kun-íkviit-hi-naa  
    then   then   fire   with.(by.means.of)   all   3s(>3)-set.fire.to-PL.ACT-PL   the-3plPOSS-foot   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-sleep-PL  
    So he burned all their feet with fire while they slept.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text