Ararahih'urípih
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itharípriik fir forest

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3235 | revised Feb 09 2015

itharípriik • N • fir forest

Literally: 'fir-tree place'

Derivation:  itháriip-riik  (= íthan-iip-rii-k)
Douglas.fir-place  (= fir.bark-tree-place-LOC)

  • pakúnish itharípriik vaa uum káan saripyêepshas. The best hazel twigs are where it's sort of a fir forest. [Reference: TK 85.2]

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  1. saamvároo   ithyárukirukam   súva   as   ú-xaak-ti   itharípriik   vúra   hôoyvarihva  
    creek   on.other.side.of.river   listen!   rock   3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR   fir.forest   Intensive   somewhere.or.other  
    On the other side of the creek I could hear the noise of rocks somewhere in a fir thicket.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. pa-kúnish   itharípriik   vaa   uum   káan   sarip-yêepshas  
    NOMZ-like   fir.forest   so   3.SG   there   hazel.twigs-good.(pl.)  
    The best hazel twigs are those where it is sort of a fir forest.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  3. vaa   kumá'ii   pa-yêepshas   pa-sárip   itharípriik   aayâach   vaa   uum   vâaram-sas   káru   xúnutich  
    so   because.of   NOMZ-good.(pl.)   the-hazel.twigs   fir.forest   it.was.because   so   3.SG   long-PL   also   flexible.(dimin.)  
    The hazel twigs are good in the fir forest for this reason, it is because they are long and flexible.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text