Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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pákoo to whip (one's hair) with a stick, in order to dry it after bathing

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4500 | revised Jul 01 2005

pákoo V • to whip (one's hair) with a stick, in order to dry it after bathing

Source: WB 49.1.2, p.316


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  1. xás    panunu'ífunih    vúra    xávish    mûuk    nupákootih    kíri    vâaramas    u'if    panunu'ífunih   
    then    our.hair    Intensive    mock.orange    with.(by.means.of)    we.were.whipping.our.hair    I.wish    long    it.grows    our.hair   
    And we whipped our hair with syringa, (thinking), "Let our hair grow long!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text