Ararahih'urípih
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ikritápkir / ikritapkira- five-finger fern, maidenhair fern

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2013 | revised Dec 05 2014

ikritápkir / ikritapkira- • N • five-finger fern, maidenhair fern Adiantum aleuticum (ITIS). Variant: yumareekritápkir.

Derivation:  ikritap-kir-a
ikritap-Instrumental-DEVERB

Derivative (1)
yumaareekritápkir "five-finger fern"

Source: WB 490, p.338; JPH mat 07:420, pla 06:395

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  1. kunikxúrikarati    panyúrar    káru    ikritápkir    káru    tíiptiip   
    they.were.decorated.with    beargrass    also    maidenhair.fern    also    Woodwardia.fern   
    They were decorated with bear-lily leaves and five-finger fern and chain fern.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  2. xás    pamukun'ápxaan    uum    uvíkahiti    pasárum    mûuk    káru    papanyúrar    káru    peekritápkir    káru    patíiptiip   
    then    their.hat    3.SG    it.was.woven    the.Jeffrey.pine.root    with.(by.means.of)    also    the.beargrass    also    the.five-finger.fern    also    the.chain.fern   
    And their hats were woven with the pine-roots and the bear-lily leaves and the five-finger fern and the chain fern.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text