Ararahih'urípih
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ípun tail meat of salmon

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2849 | revised Dec 19 2014

ípun • N • tail meat of salmon

Derivatives (3)
axichapipúniishich "children-tail"
ípuniich "spawned-out salmon, turning white"
pipúniich "salmon tail"

Source: WB 673, p.349

  • takaun'áachichha pa'áapun. They were so glad of that salmon tail. [Reference: KT 150.8]

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  1. xás   pa-'ípun   u-tâatsur  
    then   the-salmon.tail   3s(>3)-cut.off  
    And he cut off the tail.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  2. pa-'ípun   u-'êech-tih-ach  
    the-salmon.tail   3s(>3)-carry-DUR-DIM.(verbs)  
    He was carrying just the tail.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. xás   pa-'ípun   t-óo   tâatsur  
    then   the-salmon.tail   PERF-3s(>3)   cut.off  
    And he cut off the tail.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   u-xús   pa-mukún-taat   hûut   áta   kúth   pa-'ípun   vúra   kích   t-u-'avíkvu-ti   pa-t-u-'ípak-ahaak  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   the-3plPOSS-mother   how   maybe   because.of   the-salmon.tail   Intensive   only   PERF-3s(>3)-take.(one.object)-DUR   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-come.back-when  
    And (the children's) mother thought, "Why, I wonder, is he carrying only the tail when he returns?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text