Ararahih'urípih
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ákthiip wild barley; hay

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #286 | revised Feb 21 2005

ákthiip • N • wild barley; hay Hordeum leporinum (Schenck & Gifford, no. 31).

Derivatives (4)
akthiiphírak "Trinity Summit"
akthip'ámvaan "horse"
akthípish "grass sp."
akthípish "a man's name, Little Ike's paternal uncle"

Source: WB 72, p.316

Note: JPH calls this California fescue, Festuca californica.

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  1. ákthiipkunish    akthip'iváxra    pa'uhípih    patuvaxráhaak   
    one.characterized.by.being.like.hay    one.characterized.by.being.like.dry.hay    the.tobaco.stem    when.the.drying.event.happens   
    They are like ákthiip [grass sp.], like dry ákthiip, the tobacco stems, when they get dry.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  2. hâari    vaa    káan    vúra    mupîimach    tá    kunmah    akthiptunveechiváxrah    âapun    ithivthaneensúruk   
    sometime    that    there    Intensive    next.to.it    PERF    they.see    wild.oat.straw    on.the.ground    under.ground   
    Sometimes nearby there they see lots of wild oat straw under the ground.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text