Ararahih'urípih
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yáthah sharp

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7044 | revised Feb 11 2016

yáthah • ADJ • sharp

Derivatives (6)
sunyíthih "chinquapin nut"
sunyithíh'aas "chinquapin-nut water"
vishvanyáchahanach "a girls's name"
vishvanyáthahar "a woman's name"
yatháhyav "knife"
sunyithih'ásar "chinquapin nut mush"

Source: WB 1664, p.400

  • vaa kumá'ii peeshvírikan yátha, pávaa uhrôonik pamushvírik. That is why the elbow of a woman is sharp, this way she used her elbow long ago. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 078b]

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  1. sunyíthih    kun'íshavsiprimtih   
    chinquapin.nut    they.paid.him   
    They always paid him with chestnuts.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. sunyíthih    kun'íshavsiprimti    sunyithih'ásar   
    chinquapin.nut    they.paid.him    chinquapin.nut.juicy   
    They paid him with chestnuts, a panful of chestnuts.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    hinupáy    uvíshtaanti    sunyithih'ásar   
    then    then    surprise    he.liked.it    chinquapin.nut.juicy   
    Because he liked chestnut mush.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. uum    táay    musunyithih'ásar    ushavsiprinahi   
    3.SG    much    his.chestnut.mush    he.was.paid.for.doctoring   
    He was paid much chestnut mush for treating him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  5. sunyíthi    tá    kun'íshavsip    kachakâach   
    chinquapin.nut    PERF    they.paid.them.as.a.fee.to.her    bluejay   
    They paid Blue Jay her fee with chinquapin nuts.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  6. xás    asayátha    mûuk    pakunikxúriktih   
    then    sharp.stone    with.(by.means.of)    they.marked.it   
    And they made the design with a sharp stone.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text