Ararahih'urípih
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íthan bark of the Douglas fir

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3224 | revised Jun 29 2005

íthan • N • bark of the Douglas fir

Derivatives (7)
ichániipich "little fir tree, 15 to 20 feet high"
ichaníp'uusich "fir cone"
itháriip "Douglas fir tree"
itharip'arákaas "old fir tree"
itharípriik "fir forest"
ithariptiríhmaam "placename, above Chenach Creek"
itharipvákay "Douglas fir worm"

Source: WB 763, p.354

  • chavúra iinâak upvôonfuruk pamu'ithan'ikrívraam. Finally he went back inside his bark house. [Reference: KS 12. Sheldon Butte Ikxareeyav 009]

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  1. saamvároo    ithyárukirukam    súva    as    úxaakti    itharípriik    vúra    hôoyvarihva   
    creek    on.other.side.of.river    listen!    rock    it.is.making.a.noise    fir.forest    Intensive    somewhere.or.other   
    On the other side of the creek I could hear the noise of rocks somewhere in a fir thicket.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    upiip    chími    ikúrinishrihi    itháriip   
    then    then    he.said    soon    let.it.fall.down.across-stream!    Douglas.fir   
    And he said, "Fall down, fir tree!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  3. chavúra    umáh    yánava    ithyáruk    ukúripaahiti    itháriip   
    finally    he.saw.it    visible    across    it.was.lying.towards.land    Douglas.fir   
    Finally he saw it, he saw a fir tree lying fallen out across-stream.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. pakúnish    itharípriik    vaa    uum    káan    saripyêepshas   
    where.sort.of    fir.forest    so    3.SG    there    good.hazel.twigs   
    The best hazel twigs are those where it is sort of a fir forest.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  5. vaa    kumá'ii    payêepshas    pasárip    itharípriik    aayâach    vaa    uum    vâaramsas    káru    xúnutich   
    so    because.of    the.good.ones    the.hazel.twigs    fir.forest    it.was.because    so    3.SG    long.ones    also    flexible.(dimin.)   
    The hazel twigs are good in the fir forest for this reason, it is because they are long and flexible.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text