Ararahih'urípih
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ihvith to clean (fish)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1605 | revised Nov 03 2005

ihvith • V • to clean (fish)

Derivatives (4)
ateehvíchkinach "a plant, snake-root"
ateehvíthkir "a plant, snake-root"
ihvíithrav "basket for cleaning fish in"
ihvíthkir "to clean salmon on (something)"

Source: WB 431, p.336

  • vaa kumûuk kuníhviithtiheesh peeshyâat, peethívthaaneen takunpikyâahaak. They will clean the spring salmon with that, when they fix the world. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 060]

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  1. vaa   ku-mûuk   kun-íhviith-tih-eesh   p-eeshyâat   p-eethívthaaneen   tá   kun-pikyâa-haak  
    that   3sPOSS-with.(by.means.of)   3pl(>3s)-clean.fish-DUR-FUT   the-king.salmon   NOMZ-land   PERF   3pl(>3s)-repair-when  
    They will clean the spring salmon with that, when they fix the world.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  2. ta'ítam   u-hvíth-aheen  
    so   3s(>3)-clean.fish-ANT  
    So he cleaned it.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. xás   pa-'asiktávaan-sas   kun-íhviith-tih  
    then   the-woman-PL   3pl(>3s)-clean.fish-DUR  
    And the women cleaned (the fish).
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text