Ararahih'urípih
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ípun tail meat of salmon

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. 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 text
  2. pa'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 text
  3. yiimúsich    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 text
  4. kúkuum    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 text
  5. xás    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 text
  6. xás    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 text
  7. vúrava    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 text
  8. xás    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 text
  9. kúkuum    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 text
  10. kári    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 text
  11. kári    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