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axváha pitch (as of the pine tree), also gum, asphalt, and bitumin
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #981 | revised Oct 13 2015
axváha • N • pitch (as of the pine tree), also gum, asphalt, and bitumin
Derivatives (6)
apxantiich'axváha "tar"
axvâahar "pitch-wood, i.e. wood containing pitch; candle"
axvaaharaathkúrit "kerosene"
axváhaha "to make sticky"
axváhahar "pitchy (full of pitch)"
axváhich "placename"
Source: WB 241, p.328; JPH mat ?:727; JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i, 54
- xás sununúpninach uptaxváhchak axváha mûuk. She closed the ground-level sweat-door with pitch. [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 034]
Sentence examples (13)
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pa-mu-xváha the-3sPOSS-pitch Gum Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full textt-óo xváha-ha PERF-3s(>3) pitch-DENOM It is gummy. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full textvaa kun-ippí-tti imxathakkêem ikpíhan p-eheerah-áaxvaha so 3pl(>3s)-say-DUR bad-smelling strong the-tobacco-pitch They say: "It stinks, it is strong, the tobacco gum." Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full textvaa kári xás kun-xú-ti t-óo mtup p-eehêeraha pa-tá kun-ma t-óo xváha-ha so then then 3pl(>3s)-think-DUR PERF-3s(>3) be.ripe the-tobacco NOMZ-PERF 3pl(>3s)-see PERF-3s(>3) pitch-DENOM Then they know the tobacco is ripe, when they see it is gummy. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full textxás t-óo ppiip chími ni-shtúkk-eesh t-óo xváha-ha then PERF-3s(>3) say soon 1s(>3)-pick-FUT PERF-3s(>3) pitch-DENOM Then one says: "Let me pick it, it is gummy." Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full textta'ítam axváha u-kyâa-heen so pitch 3s(>3)-make-ANT Then he got pitch. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full texthinupáy íp pa-'axváha mûuk u-p-sívshaap-at hinupáy vaa p-oo-'iinkú-tih surprise PAST the-pitch with.(by.means.of) 3s(>3)-ITER-seal.up-PAST surprise that NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.on.fire-DUR There it was the pitch he had sealed it with that was burning. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás yánava káan axvaha-'ípaha u-'íihya then visible there pitch-tree 3s(>3)-stand.(long.object) And he saw a pitch tree standing there. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textyánava axvahá-taay visible pitch-much He saw there was a lot of pitch. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás axváha u-p-ishnápchak then pitch 3s(>3)-ITER-put.on.as.patch So he plugged it up with pitch. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textchími vaa u-'íinka pa-'axváha pa-mu-'áfup soon so 3s(>3)-be.on.fire the-pitch the-3sPOSS-buttocks Soon the pitch was burning on his buttocks. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás pa-kun-ípthith kári xás axváha kun-iyvúruk then then NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-finish.weaving then then pitch 3pl(>3s)-rub And when they finished weaving, they smeared it with pitch. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full textkóova u-thvuyxâaha pa-mú-yuup axváha mûuk kun-ip-táxvah so 3s(>3)-care the-3sPOSS-eye pitch with.(by.means.of) 3pl(>3s)-ITER-seal.shut She grieved so for him, she sealed up her eyes with pitch. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text