Ararahih'urípih
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tuyshíiprin / tuyshíiprina- mountains

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lexicon ID #6168 | revised Nov 13 2015

tuyshíiprin / tuyshíiprina- • N • mountains

Derivation:  tuyshíiprin-a
be.mountains-DEVERB

Derivatives (2)
tuyshipnee'ípanich "mountain peak"
tuyshipree'ípan "top of the mountain"

Source: TK 232.42

  • píshiip káan utaayváarati peehêeraha, patuyshîiprin u'ákihvanaati. First he "spoils" the tobacco, when he feeds it to the mountains. [Reference: TK 232.32]

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  1. patuyshipnee'ípanich    vaa    uum    káan    saripkêemshas   
    the.mountain.peak    so    3.SG    there    bad.hazel.twigs   
    There are bad hazel twigs there on the hilltop.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  2. patuyshipnee'ípanich    vasárip    vaa    uum    ipshûunkinichas    káru    úruhsas   
    the.mountain.peak    its.hazel.twigs    so    3.SG    short.ones    also    round.ones   
    The hazel twigs of the hilltop are short and stubby (lit., round).
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  3. nanítaat    mít    kin'ípeentihat    tuyshipnee'ípanich    uum    saripkêemshas   
    my.mother    near.past    she.was.telling.us    mountain.peak    3.SG    bad.hazel.twigs   
    My mother used to tell us, "They are bad hazel sticks on the hilltop."
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text