Ararahih'urípih
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táaskara / taskara- pole

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5530 | revised Oct 31 2014

táaskara / taskara- • N • pole

Derivatives (2)
taskaravúraakir "(multi-)pole ladder, used in sweathouse"
taskareepsheekêep "type of owl"

Source: WB 1331, p.384

  • kári xás táaskar u'ûusip. And she picked up a pole. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 039]
  • xás máruk níkfuukraa, káan xás taskaraxára nivúpaksip. And I climbed uphill, and I cut a long pole there. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 020]

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  1. xas   máruk   ní-kfuukraa   kaan   xas   taskara-xárah   ni-vúpaksip  
    then   uphill   1s(>3)-climb.uphill.(plural)   there   then   pole-long   1s(>3)-start.to.cut  
    I climbed up on the hill and there I cut a long pole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   ni-'ûufak   pa-taskaná-'anamahich   kaan   ni-'íipma  
    then   to.there   be.downhill.slope-bring.downhill   the-pole-little   there   1s(>3)-return  
    I took my little pole and climbed down.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   pa-táaskar   su'   ni-krúkukaa  
    then   then   the-pole   inside   1s(>3)-poke.in  
    I stuck my pole into the hole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  4. xás   ipan   pa-táaskar   ni-táxaxar  
    indoors   end   the-pole   1s(>3)-slash.through  
    Then I split the end of the pole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  5. táaskar   kun-ikyâara-tih  
    pole   3pl(>3s)-make.with-DUR  
    It was made of poles.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  6. ishkêesh-ak   kun-vêehkurih-vu-ti   pa-táaskar  
    river-Locative   3pl(>3s)-stick.into-ESS-DUR   the-pole  
    The poles were stuck into the river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  7. xás   pa-mukun-'ikríhar   uum   taskana-tunvêech-as   u-kyâar-ahi-tih  
    then   the-3plPOSS-fish.trap   3.SG   pole-small.(pl.)-PL   3s(>3)-make.with-ESS-DUR  
    And their fish-trap was made of little poles.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  8. pa-'ípaha   u-'íihya   pa-táaskar   tá   kun-imthátap  
    NOMZ-tree   3s(>3)-stand.(long.object)   the-pole   PERF   3pl(>3s)-tie.onto  
    Where a tree stood, they lashed a pole to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full text

  9. xás   pa-'iinâak   ah-'ávahkam   u-sasípiithva   taskana-tunvêech-as  
    then   the-indoors   fire-over   3s(>3)-spiral.around   pole-small.(pl.)-PL  
    And on the inside, above the fire, little poles were stretched around.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text