Ararahih'urípih
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asipárax cooking basket; water basket (O'Neale, pp. 35, 37)

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lexicon ID #672 | revised Oct 05 2014

asipárax N • cooking basket; water basket (O'Neale, pp. 35, 37)

Derivation ásip párax
bowl lick.off.cooking.stones

Derivative (1)
asipánaxich "snail (live animal or empty shell)"

    See párax 'to lick acorn soup off stones'


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    1. asipárax   nu-'átivu-ti   káru   múruk   káru   tásvaan   káru   tarípaan   káru   ikrívkir   nu-'êeth-tih  
      cooking.basket   1pl(>3)-carry.in.a.burden.basket-DUR   also   mealing-tray   also   spatula   also   dipper.basket   also   disk-seat   1pl(>3)-carry-DUR  
      In burden baskets we carried cooking baskets and tray baskets and soup stirrers and dippers, and we carried a stool.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text