Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ákthiip wild barley; hay

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #286 | revised Feb 21 2005

ákthiip • N • wild barley; hay Hordeum leporinum (Schenck & Gifford, no. 31).

Derivatives (4)
akthiiphírak "Trinity Summit"
akthip'ámvaan "horse"
akthípish "grass sp."
akthípish "a man's name, Little Ike's paternal uncle"

Source: WB 72, p.316

Note: JPH calls this California fescue, Festuca californica.

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  1. ákthiip-kunish   akthip-'iváxra   pa-'uhípih   pa-t-u-vaxrá-haak  
    barley-like   barley-dry   the-tobacco.stem   the-PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry-when  
    They are like ákthiip [grass sp.], like dry ákthiip, the tobacco stems, when they get dry.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  2. hâari   vaa   káan   vúra   mu-pîimach   tá   kun-mah   akthiptunv-eech-iváxrah   âapun   ithivthaneen-súruk  
    sometime   that   there   Intensive   3sPOSS-next.to   PERF   3pl(>3s)-see   barley-small.(pl.)-dry   on.the.ground   land-under  
    Sometimes nearby there they see lots of wild oat straw under the ground.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text