Ararahih'urípih
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píish soaked acorns, leached by soaking in the ground

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4824 | revised Jul 06 2005

píish • N • soaked acorns, leached by soaking in the ground

Source: WB 1150, p.374; JPH pla 06:521

  • pápiish kunikyâati uum xás takunpíishha. When they made píish, they soaked acorns. [Reference: T75]

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  1. kuyrakhárinay    xás    amáyav    pápiish   
    in.three.years    then    good-tasting    the.soaked.acorns   
    In three years, then the soaked acorns were good-tasting.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  2. xás    koovúra    vaa    kun'áamtih    papúufich    káru    pa'áama    káru    pa'éekoons    káru    pápiish   
    then    all    so    they.ate.it    the.deer    also    the.salmon    also    the.acorns    also    the.soaked.acorns   
    And they ate all that, the deer and the salmon and the acorns and the soaked acorns.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  3. pápiish    kunikyâati    uum    xás    tá    kunpíishha   
    soaked.acorns    they.make    3.SG    then    PERF    they.soak.acorns   
    When they made píish, they soaked acorns.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text