Ararahih'urípih
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asipárax cooking basket; water basket (O'Neale, pp. 35, 37)

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lexicon ID #672 | revised Oct 05 2014

asipárax • N • cooking basket; water basket (O'Neale, pp. 35, 37)

Derivation:  ásip párax
bowl lick.off.cooking.stones

Derivative (1)
asipánaxich "snail (live animal or empty shell)"

    See párax 'to lick acorn soup off stones'

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    1. asipárax    nu'átivuti    káru    múruk    káru    tásvaan    káru    tarípaan    káru    ikrívkir    nu'êethtih   
      cooking.basket    we.were.carrying.in.burden.baskets    also    mealing-tray    also    spatula    also    dipper.basket    also    disk-seat    we.were.carrying   
      In burden baskets we carried cooking baskets and tray baskets and soup stirrers and dippers, and we carried a stool.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text