Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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távaha / távahi- (hair) to be decorated on the ends

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5759 | revised Jan 05 2017

távaha / távahi- • V • (hair) to be decorated on the ends

Derivation:  tav-aha
wear.visor-ESS

Source: WB 1343, p.384

  • víri pamu'ífunih fúrax kích utávahiti. And his hair was decorated on the ends with nothing but woodpecker scalps. [Reference: WB T54.25]

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  1. víri   pa-mu-'ífuni   fúrax   kích   u-távahi-tih  
    so   the-3sPOSS-hair   woodpecker.head   only   3s(>3)-be.decorated.(hair)-DUR  
    His hair was decorated on the ends with nothing but woodpecker heads.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  2. víri   pa-kun-p-ûusur   fúrax   kích   u-távahi-ti   pa-mu-'ifunih-'ípan  
    so   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-ITER-take.off   woodpecker.head   only   3s(>3)-be.decorated.(hair)-DUR   the-3sPOSS-hair-end  
    When they took it off, the ends of (the dog's) hair were decorated with nothing but woodpecker scalps.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text