Ararahih'urípih
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ápkaas Ground Iris; fiber made from iris leaves

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #416 | revised Feb 21 2005

ápkaas • N • Ground Iris; fiber made from iris leaves Iris purdyi (ITIS).

Derivatives (3)
achviv'ápkaas "iris sp., Rope Iris"
apkás'iish "iris fiber (removed from leaf)"
axvay'ápkaas "a type of iris, Habenaria sp."

Source: WB 109, p.318; JPH pla 06:517

  • víri vaa u'ífikti pa'apkastunvêechas, pakuntákaamti. Spider was picking up the little short pieces of iris; they were making fun of him. [Reference: KS 41. Spider story 010]

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  1. píshiich   pa-kun-'áraarahi-ti   pa-'asiktávaan-sas   ápkaas   kun-'íshum-tih  
    first   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR   the-woman-PL   iris.sp.   3pl(>3s)-scrape.iris-DUR  
    As they lived at first, the women scraped iris leaves.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  2. xás   pa-'ávansa   vaa   kun-paríshriihva   pa-'ápkaas  
    then   the-man   so   3pl(>3s)-twine   the-iris.sp.  
    And the men twined the iris leaves into string.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text