Ararahih'urípih
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árus seed basket (tight-woven; O'Neale, p. 45)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #581 | revised Nov 07 2014

árus • N • seed basket (tight-woven; O'Neale, p. 45)

Derivatives (2)
anús-hiich "a plant, the godetia (Schenck and Gifford, p.390)"
ánusich "thimble"

Source: WB 144, p.321

Note: Cf. átimnam 'pack-basket' (mainly for acorns and wood).

  • xákaan vúra arúspiitsha. They were both new tight-woven pack-baskets. [Reference: KS 14. Pack-baskets 015]
  • kári xás mukun'árus kích kunípshaansip. And then they just picked up their seed baskets. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 054]

Sentence examples (6)

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  1. kári   xás   pa-mu-kústaan   u-péer   chími   árus   vîik-i  
    then   then   the-3sPOSS-sister   3s(>3)-say.to   soon   seed.basket   weave-IMPER  
    And he told his sister, "Weave seed-baskets!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  2. víri   pa-ni-p-váruprav-ahaak   vaa   ik   ku-mûuk   nee-thxúp-eesh   pa-'árus  
    so   NOMZ-1s(>3)-ITER-come.out-when   so   must   3sPOSS-with.(by.means.of)   2s/3s>1s-cover-FUT   the-seed.basket  
    When I come back out (of the water), you must cover me with the seed-basket."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   p-oo-p-ûusur   pa-'árus   ta'ítam   u-hyárihishrih-een  
    then   then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-take.off   the-seed.basket   so   3s(>3)-stand.still-ANT  
    Then when he took off the seed-basket, he stood still.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  4. ta'ítam   kun-ithxúp-aheen   pa-'árus   mûuk  
    so   3pl(>3s)-cover-ANT   the-seed.basket   with.(by.means.of)  
    Then they covered it with the seed-basket.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  5. árus   u-'átivu-tih  
    seed.basket   3s(>3)-carry.in.a.burden.basket-DUR  
    She carried a seed-basket.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  6. árus-ak   sú'   t-óo   p-thaanámnih  
    seed.basket-Locative   inside   PERF-3s(>3)   ITER-put.into  
    So she put him inside the seed-basket.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text