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ípun tail meat of salmon
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lexicon ID #2849 | revised Dec 19 2014
ípun • N • tail meat of salmon
Derivatives (3)
axichapipúniishich "children-tail"
ípuniich "spawned-out salmon, turning white"
pipúniich "salmon tail"
Source: WB 673, p.349
- takaun'áachichha pa'áapun. They were so glad of that salmon tail. [Reference: KT 150.8]
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xás pa'ípun utâatsur then the.tail he.cut.it.off And he cut off the tail. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textpa'ípun u'êechtihach the.tail he.was.carrying.it He was carrying just the tail. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textyiimúsich úhyiivti chú páy axíich pipúniich táay íp imafúnvaansa little.ways.off he.was.shouting here! this child salmon.tail much PAST beggars Some distance (from home) he was shouting, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textkúkuum vúra úhyiv chú páy axíich pipúniich táay íp imafúnvaansa again Intensive he.shouted here! this child salmon.tail much PAST beggars Again he shouted, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textxás pa'ípun tóo tâatsur then the.tail he.had cut.off And he cut off the tail. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textxás kunthítiv sáruk úhyiivtih chú páy axíich pipúniich táay íp imafúnvaansa then they.heard.him downhill he.was.shouting here! this child salmon.tail much PAST beggars Then they heard him, he was shouting downhill, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textvúrava kári úhyiivti chú páy axíich pipúniich táay íp imafúnvaansa just then he.was.shouting here! this child salmon.tail much PAST beggars He was still shouting like that, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textxás tóo piip axichapipúniishich then he.has say children-tail He would say, "Little children-tail." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkúkuum vúra tu'ípak vaa tóo piip axichapipúniishich again Intensive he.has.returned so he.has say children-tail The next time he returned, he would say, "Little children-tail." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkári xás uxús pamukúntaat hûut áta kúth pa'ípun vúra kích tu'avíkvuti patu'ípakahaak then then she.thought their.mother how maybe because.of the.salmon.tails Intensive only he.has.been.carrying when.he.returns And (the children's) mother thought, "Why, I wonder, is he carrying only the tail when he returns?" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkári xás yiimúsich vúra ukpêehva axichapipúniishich then then little.ways.off Intensive he.shouted children-tail Then he shouted a little ways off, "Little children-tail!" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text