Ararahih'urípih
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axvâahar / axvaahara- pitch-wood, i.e. wood containing pitch; candle

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #972 | revised Oct 31 2014

axvâahar / axvaahara- • N • pitch-wood, i.e. wood containing pitch; candle

Derivation:  axváha-ar
pitch-having

Derivative (1)
axvaaharaathkúrit "kerosene"

Source: WB 241.1, p.328

  • xás paaxvâahar uvêehish, tu'áahka. And he stuck the pitchwood in (the sand), he set fire to it. [Reference: WB T32.45]

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  1. yánava    usáanvuti    axvaharaxárahsas   
    visible    she.was.carrying    long.pitch-woods   
    (The boy) saw she was carrying long pieces of pitch-wood.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  2. xasík    paaxvaharaxárahsas    kuvêehkuriheesh    yúuxak    u'ahítiheesh   
    then.(future)    the.long.pitch-woods    you.will.stick.them.into.it    in.the.sand    it.will.burn   
    You will stick the long pieces of pitch-wood in the sand, they will burn.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  3. xasík    vaa    ík    vúra    kóo    káan    ku'íineesh    paaxvâahar    tóo    msípishrihaak    xasík    kupínaavish   
    then.(future)    so    must    Intensive    as.much.as    there    you.two.will.stay    when.the.pitch-wood    it.has    cooled.down    then.(future)    you.will.come.back   
    You must stay there until the pitch-wood is extinguished, then you will come back."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  4. xás    paaxvâahar    uvêehish   
    then    the.pitch-wood    he.stuck.it.down   
    And he stuck the pitch-wood down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  5. sáruk    utfákutih    yánava    paaxvâahar    kári    vâaramas    uvêehriv   
    downhill    she.was.looking.downhill    visible    the.pitch-wood    then    long.ones    they.stand   
    She looked downhill, she saw the pitch still standing long.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text