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

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thantap to winnow, to sift (acorn meal)

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lexicon ID #5870 | revised Dec 29 2015

thantap • V • to winnow, to sift (acorn meal)

Derivative (1)
thantápar "sifter, sifting basket (O'Neale, p. 38) "

Source: WB 1422, p.388

  • xás tuthántap paxúrish. And she sifts the acorn meal. [Reference: WB T68.20]

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  1. xás   t-u-thántap   pa-xúrish  
    then   PERF-3s(>3)-winnow   the-shelled.acorn  
    And they sifted the shelled acorns.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  2. xás   kári   tá   kun-thántap  
    then   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-winnow  
    Then they sifted them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text