Ararahih'urípih
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táaskara / taskara- pole

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5530 | revised Oct 31 2014

táaskara / taskara- • N • pole

Derivatives (2)
taskaravúraakir "(multi-)pole ladder, used in sweathouse"
taskareepsheekêep "type of owl"

Source: WB 1331, p.384

  • kári xás táaskar u'ûusip. And she picked up a pole. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 039]
  • xás máruk níkfuukraa, káan xás taskaraxára nivúpaksip. And I climbed uphill, and I cut a long pole there. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 020]

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  1. xas    máruk    níkfuukraa    kaan    xas    taskaraxárah    nivúpaksip   
    then    uphill    I.climb.uphill    there    then    a.long.pole    I.start.to.cut.it   
    I climbed up on the hill and there I cut a long pole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    ni'ûufak    pataskaná'anamahich    kaan    ni'íipma   
    then    to.there    I.bring.it.downhill    the.little.pole    there    I.return.with.it   
    I took my little pole and climbed down.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    patáaskar    su'    nikrúkukaa   
    then    then    the.pole    inside    I.poke.it.in   
    I stuck my pole into the hole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  4. xás    ipan    patáaskar    nitáxaxar   
    indoors    end    the.pole    I.slash.through.it   
    Then I split the end of the pole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  5. táaskar    kunikyâaratih   
    pole    they.made.it.with.it   
    It was made of poles.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  6. ishkêeshak    kunvêehkurihvuti    patáaskar   
    into.the.river    they.were.stuck.in    the.poles   
    The poles were stuck into the river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  7. xás    pamukun'ikríhar    uum    taskanatunvêechas    ukyâarahitih   
    then    their.fish-trap    3.SG    little.poles    it.was.made.of   
    And their fish-trap was made of little poles.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  8. pa'ípaha    u'íihya    patáaskar    tá    kunimthátap   
    where.a.tree    it.stood    the.pole    PERF    they.lashed.it.onto.it   
    Where a tree stood, they lashed a pole to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full text

  9. xás    pa'iinâak    ah'ávahkam    usasípiithva    taskanatunvêechas   
    then    on.the.inside    above.the.fire    they.were.stretched.around    little.poles   
    And on the inside, above the fire, little poles were stretched around.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text