Ararahih'urípih
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chishihpúrith black nightshade

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1173 | revised Mar 18 2014

chishihpúrith • N • black nightshade Solanum nigrum (Schenck and Gifford, no. 207).

Literally: 'dog huckleberry'

Derivation:  chishiih púrith
dog huckleberry

Source: WB 305.5, p.331; TK 45.35

Note: Plant is also called chishihpurith'ípa (TK 45.29).

  • ... kúna vúra axvíthirar umúsahiti pachishihpúrith. ... but the nightshade is dirty looking. [Reference: TK 46.2]
  • chishihpurith'ípa nightshade bush [Reference: JPH pla 06:556]

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  1. pakoovúra    pananuppírish    puyíththaxay    vúra    kúnish    vaa    kumeekyâahara    peheeraha'íppa    vúra    chishihpurith'íppa    kích    vaa    kúnish    kuméekyav    pa'apxantîich    îin    tá    kinippêer   
    that.of.all    our.plant    not.a.single.one    Intensive    sort.of    that    it.is.not.the.kind.of.make    the.tobacco.plant    Intensive    black.nightshade.plant    only    that    sort.of    kind.of.make    the.white.man    TOPIC    PERF    he.said.to.us   
    Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text

  2. vaa    vúra    púrith    umússahiti    kúna    vúra    axvíththirar    umússahiti    pachishihpúrith    uxraháthkaay    pappírish    káru    vúra    axvíththirarkunish   
    so    Intensive    huckleberry    it.is.looking.like.it    in.addition    Intensive    dirty    it.is.looking.like.it    the.dog.huckleberry    sour    the.leaves    also    Intensive    dirty-like   
    They look like huckleberries, but the dog huckleberries are dirty looking, they are sour, the leaves also are dirty looking.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text

  3. chishíih    áta    ník    uum    vúr    u'áamti    íkkiich    áta    vóothvuuyti    chishihpúrith   
    dog    maybe    a.little    3.SG    Intensive    it.eats.it    maybe    maybe    in.that.way.it.is.called    nightshade.sp.   
    I guess maybe dogs eat them, they are called dog huckleberries.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text