Ararahih'urípih
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sárum root of Jeffrey pine, used in basketry

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5333 | revised Apr 26 2005

sárum • N • root of Jeffrey pine, used in basketry

Derivative (1)
sarum'ápxaan "woman's work cap (O'Neale, pp.41-42) "

Source: WB 1217, p.377; JPH pla 06:497

  • xás pasárum víri vaa pa'ásip kunvíikti. And they weave baskets from the pine root. [Reference: WB T24.46]

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  1. xás   pa-sárum   víri   vaa   pa-'ásip   kun-víik-tih  
    then   the-Jeffrey.pine.root   so   so   the-bowl   3pl(>3s)-weave-DUR  
    And they weave the baskets of pine roots.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  2. xás   u-xús   tîi   máruk   chinach'ás-ak   kán-paathkirih-i   pa-nini-sárum  
    then   3s(>3)-think   let...   uphill   Big.Rock-Locative   1s(>3)-throw.into-IMPER   the-1sPOSS-Jeffrey.pine.root  
    And she thought, "Let me throw my pine-roots in the water, uphill at Big Rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  3. káan   xás   mah'íitnihach   u-papivan-kôo-ti   pa-mu-sárum   ishkêesh-ak   hôoy   kích   t-óo   p-thívruuhruprav  
    there   then   early.morning   3s(>3)-go.search.for-to-DUR   the-3sPOSS-Jeffrey.pine.root   river-Locative   where   only   PERF-3s(>3)   ITER-float.out.through  
    Then she went early in the morning to look for her pine-roots there in the river, (she wondered) where they had floated out.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  4. púyava   pa-sárum   ánav   t-u-'árihish  
    you.see   the-Jeffrey.pine.root   medicine   PERF-3s(>3)-become  
    The pine-roots had become medicine.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  5. yáas   sárum   nu-'ûupvu-tih  
    then   Jeffrey.pine.root   1pl(>3)-dig.roots-DUR  
    Then we dug pine roots.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  6. pa-mukun-'ápxaan   u-kyâar-ahi-ti   sárip   káru   sárum  
    the-3plPOSS-cap   3s(>3)-make.with-ESS-DUR   hazel.twigs   also   Jeffrey.pine.root  
    Their hats were made with hazel twigs and pine-roots.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  7. xás   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