Ararahih'urípih
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itharípriik fir forest

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3235 | revised Feb 09 2015

itharípriik • N • fir forest

Literally: 'fir-tree place'

Derivation:  itháriip-riik  (= íthan-iip-rii-k)
Douglas.fir-place  (= fir.bark-tree-place-LOC)

  • pakúnish itharípriik vaa uum káan saripyêepshas. The best hazel twigs are where it's sort of a fir forest. [Reference: TK 85.2]

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  1. saamvároo    ithyárukirukam    súva    as    úxaakti    itharípriik    vúra    hôoyvarihva   
    creek    on.other.side.of.river    listen!    rock    it.is.making.a.noise    fir.forest    Intensive    somewhere.or.other   
    On the other side of the creek I could hear the noise of rocks somewhere in a fir thicket.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. pakúnish    itharípriik    vaa    uum    káan    saripyêepshas   
    where.sort.of    fir.forest    so    3.SG    there    good.hazel.twigs   
    The best hazel twigs are those where it is sort of a fir forest.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  3. vaa    kumá'ii    payêepshas    pasárip    itharípriik    aayâach    vaa    uum    vâaramsas    káru    xúnutich   
    so    because.of    the.good.ones    the.hazel.twigs    fir.forest    it.was.because    so    3.SG    long.ones    also    flexible.(dimin.)   
    The hazel twigs are good in the fir forest for this reason, it is because they are long and flexible.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text