Ararahih'urípih
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ihvith to clean (fish)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1605 | revised Nov 03 2005

ihvith • V • to clean (fish)

Derivatives (4)
ateehvíchkinach "a plant, snake-root"
ateehvíthkir "a plant, snake-root"
ihvíithrav "basket for cleaning fish in"
ihvíthkir "to clean salmon on (something)"

Source: WB 431, p.336

  • vaa kumûuk kuníhviithtiheesh peeshyâat, peethívthaaneen takunpikyâahaak. They will clean the spring salmon with that, when they fix the world. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 060]

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  1. vaa    kumûuk    kuníhviithtiheesh    peeshyâat    peethívthaaneen    tá    kunpikyâahaak   
    that    with.it    they.will.be.cleaning    the.spring.salmon    the.world    PERF    when.they.fix.it   
    They will clean the spring salmon with that, when they fix the world.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  2. ta'ítam    uhvíthaheen   
    so    he.cleaned.it   
    So he cleaned it.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. xás    pa'asiktávaansas    kuníhviithtih   
    then    the.women    they.cleaned.(the.fish)   
    And the women cleaned (the fish).
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text