Ararahih'urípih
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impurávaas flour sack

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2486 | revised Dec 19 2014

impurávaas • N • flour sack

Literally: 'flour blanket'

Derivation:  impur vaas
flour blanket

Source: WB 589.2, p.345

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  1. p-eempurávaas   pa-t-u-vuhvúhi-naa   púyava   pa-ta-kun-íkviipvarayva   púyava   tá   kun-síchakvutva   vaa   tá   kun-ip-yáfus  
    the-flour.sack   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-do.jump.dance-PL   you.see   NOMZ-PERF-3pl(>3s)-carry.blades.in.deerskin.dance   you.see   PERF   3pl(>3s)-put.on.a.belt   so   PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-wear.dress  
    And when they did the deerskin dance, when they carried the obsidian blades, they wore the flour bags around their waist, they put them on that way, as dresses.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text