Ararahih'urípih
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píish soaked acorns, leached by soaking in the ground

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4824 | revised Jul 06 2005

píish • N • soaked acorns, leached by soaking in the ground

Source: WB 1150, p.374; JPH pla 06:521

  • pápiish kunikyâati uum xás takunpíishha. When they made píish, they soaked acorns. [Reference: T75]

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  1. kuyrak-hárinay   xás   amáyav   pá-piish  
    three-year   then   good-tasting   the-soaked.acorns  
    In three years, then the soaked acorns were good-tasting.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  2. xás   koovúra   vaa   kun-'áam-tih   pa-púufich   káru   pa-'áama   káru   pa-'éekoons   káru   pá-piish  
    then   all   so   3pl(>3s)-eat-DUR   the-deer   also   the-salmon   also   the-acorns   also   the-soaked.acorns  
    And they ate all that, the deer and the salmon and the acorns and the soaked acorns.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  3. pá-piish   kun-ikyâa-ti   uum   xás   tá   kun-píishha  
    NOMZ-soaked.acorns   3pl(>3s)-make-DUR   3.SG   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-soak.acorns  
    When they made píish, they soaked acorns.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text