Ararahih'urípih
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ikpat / ikpata- marrow; marrowbone

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1900 | revised Nov 11 2014

ikpat / ikpata- • N • marrow; marrowbone

Derivation:  ikpat-a
break-DEVERB

Derivative (1)
ipish'it'íkpat "marrow from leg bone of deer"

Source: WB 472, p.338; JPH ethno ?:???

  • ta'ítam ikpát ukpatpátaheen. Then he broke up marrow-bones. [Reference: How Fish Were Made 012]

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. ta'ítam   p-eekpát   u-'ínihnamnih-ach  
    so   the-marrow   3s(>3)-drip.into-DIM.(verbs)  
    So the marrow dribbled into (the soup).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  2. xás   u-yvúruk-ti   sakankoorée-kpat  
    then   3s(>3)-rub-DUR   leg-bone.of.deer-marrow  
    And she rubbed deer’s leg-bone marrow on him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  3. púyava   vaa   itha-hárinay   t-óo   yvúruk   p-éekpat  
    you.see   so   one-year   PERF-3s(>3)   rub   the-marrow  
    So she rubbed marrow on him for a year.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text