Ararahih'urípih
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páthraam / pathrama- hair-wrapping

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lexicon ID #4638 | revised Oct 31 2014

páthraam / pathrama- • N • hair-wrapping

Source: WB 1093.2, p.371

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  1. kári   xás   u-'axaychákish   pa-mu-páthraam   u-'axaychákish  
    then   then   3s(>3)-grab   the-3sPOSS-hair-wrapping   3s(>3)-grab  
    And he grabbed her, he grabbed her hair-club.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   vaa   vúra   kóo   ú-sviitshur   pa-páthraam  
    then   then   so   Intensive   all   3s(>3)-break.off   the-hair-wrapping  
    And he pulled off her whole hair-club.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text

  3. púyava   vúra   vaa   u-thiiná-ti   pa-páthraam   xás   kôokinay   vúra   u-'ápiv   akâay   áta   mu-'ífunih  
    you.see   Intensive   so   3s(>3)-have-DUR   the-hair-wrapping   then   everywhere   Intensive   3s(>3)-look.for   who   maybe   3sPOSS-hair  
    So he kept the hair-club, and he looked for her everywhere, (he wondered) whose hair it was.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text

  4. xás   pa-nanu-páthraam   pa-táhpuus   tá   nu-vêehkurih  
    then   the-1plPOSS-hair-wrapping   the-young.fir.tree   PERF   1pl(>3)-stick.into  
    And we stuck in the fir boughs from our hair-binding.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text