Ararahih'urípih
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panyúrar / panyurara- beargrass

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lexicon ID #4537 | revised Oct 31 2014

panyúrar / panyurara- • N • beargrass Xerophyllum tenax (Schenck and Gifford, no. 39).

Source: WB 1054, p.370; JPH mat 15:767, pla 06:512

Note: JPH mat 15:767, pla 06:512 says this is 'locally called wire grass.'

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  1. panyúrar    xás    upíkriivrihva   
    beargrass    then    it.was.transformed.into.it   
    And (the child) turned into the bear-lily.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  2. papanyúrar    tá    nu'áhkoo   
    the.beargrass    PERF    we.burned.it   
    We burned the bear-lilies.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  3. píshiip    panyúrar    utaxapkóohitih   
    first    beargrass    it.was.braided.on   
    First bear-lily leaves were braided on.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  4. 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

  5. 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