Ararahih'urípih
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iptáxatih to comb one's hair

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2830 | revised Dec 18 2014

iptáxatih • V • to comb one's hair Variant: ipxátih.

Derivation:  ip-táxatih
ITER táxatih

Derivative (1)
iptaxatíhar "comb (originally made of pine-needles)"

Source: WB 670, p.349

  • taniptaxátiihti. I combed my hair. [Reference: WB files]
  • chîi iptáxatihi. Comb your hair! [Reference: Richardson 1993:19]

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  1. mi-'ífunih   ipxátih-i  
    2sPOSS-hair   comb.one's.hair-IMPER  
    Comb your hair.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  2. iptáxatih-i  
    comb.one's.hair-IMPER  
    Comb your hair!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  3. koovúra   kii-ptáxatih-i  
    all   2pl(>3)-comb.one's.hair-IMPER  
    You all comb your hair!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  4. pu-ptaxátiih-tih-ara   pa-mi-'ífunih  
    NEG-comb.one's.hair-DUR-NEG   the-2sPOSS-hair  
    You didn't comb your hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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