Ararahih'urípih
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iptáxatih to comb one's hair

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2830 | revised Dec 18 2014

iptáxatih • V • to comb one's hair Variant: ipxátih.

Derivation:  ip-táxatih
ITER táxatih

Derivative (1)
iptaxatíhar "comb (originally made of pine-needles)"

Source: WB 670, p.349

  • taniptaxátiihti. I combed my hair. [Reference: WB files]
  • chîi iptáxatihi. Comb your hair! [Reference: Richardson 1993:19]

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  1. mi'ífunih    ipxátihi   
    your.hair    comb.it!   
    Comb your hair.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  2. iptáxatihi   
    comb.your.hair!   
    Comb your hair!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  3. koovúra    kiiptáxatihi   
    all    you.guys.comb.your.hair!   
    You all comb your hair!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  4. puptaxátiihtihara    pami'ífunih   
    you.did.not.comb.your.hair    your.hair   
    You didn't comb your hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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