Ararahih'urípih
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ikritápkir / ikritapkira- five-finger fern, maidenhair fern

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lexicon ID #2013 | revised Dec 05 2014

ikritápkir / ikritapkira- • N • five-finger fern, maidenhair fern Adiantum aleuticum (ITIS). Variant: yumareekritápkir.

Derivation:  ikritap-kir-a
ikritap-Instrumental-DEVERB

Derivative (1)
yumaareekritápkir "five-finger fern"

Source: WB 490, p.338; JPH mat 07:420, pla 06:395

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  1. kun-ikxúrikara-ti   panyúrar   káru   ikritápkir   káru   tíiptiip  
    3pl(>3s)-decorate.with-DUR   beargrass   also   maidenhair.fern   also   Woodwardia.fern  
    They were decorated with bear-lily leaves and five-finger fern and chain fern.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  2. xás   pa-mukun-'ápxaan   uum   u-vík-ahi-ti   pa-sárum   mûuk   káru   pa-panyúrar   káru   p-eekritápkir   káru   pa-tíiptiip  
    then   the-3plPOSS-cap   3.SG   3s(>3)-weave-ESS-DUR   the-Jeffrey.pine.root   with.(by.means.of)   also   the-beargrass   also   the-maidenhair.fern   also   the-Woodwardia.fern  
    And their hats were woven with the pine-roots and the bear-lily leaves and the five-finger fern and the chain fern.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text