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panyúrar / panyurara- beargrass
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lexicon ID #4537 | revised Oct 31 2014
panyúrar / panyurara- • N • beargrass Xerophyllum tenax (Schenck and Gifford, no. 39).
Source: WB 1054, p.370; JPH mat 15:767, pla 06:512
Note: JPH mat 15:767, pla 06:512 says this is 'locally called wire grass.'
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panyúrar xás u-píkriivrihva beargrass then 3s(>3)-be.transformed And (the child) turned into the bear-lily. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textpa-panyúrar tá nu-'áhk-oo the-beargrass PERF 1pl(>3)-set.fire.to-PL.ACT We burned the bear-lilies. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full textpíshiip panyúrar u-taxapkóo-hi-tih first beargrass 3s(>3)-braid.on-ESS-DUR First bear-lily leaves were braided on. Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full textkun-ikxúrikara-ti panyúrar káru ikritápkir káru tíiptiip 3pl(>3s)-decorate.with-DUR beargrass also maidenhair.fern also Woodwardia.fern They were decorated with bear-lily leaves and five-finger fern and chain fern. Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full textxás pa-mukun-'ápxaan uum u-vík-ahi-ti pa-sárum mûuk káru pa-panyúrar káru p-eekritápkir káru pa-tíiptiip then the-3plPOSS-cap 3.SG 3s(>3)-weave-ESS-DUR the-Jeffrey.pine.root with.(by.means.of) also the-beargrass also the-maidenhair.fern also the-Woodwardia.fern And their hats were woven with the pine-roots and the bear-lily leaves and the five-finger fern and the chain fern. Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text