Ararahih'urípih
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thúkinha a tattoo

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6016 | revised Jan 29 2016

thúkinha • N • a tattoo

Derivation:  thúkinha-a  (= thúkin-ha-a)
tattoo-DEVERB  (= bile-DENOM-DEVERB)

Derivatives (2)
achvivthúkinha "woodpecker tattoo, i.e. one which is red like the woodpecker scalp"
xuripathúkinha "double line tattoo"

  • muthúkinha his tattoo (referring to the red feathers underneath the mouth of the iktakatáktihan woodpecker). [Reference: JPH mat 07:281-2]
  • xás vaa takuniyvúruk pathúkinhak. And they rub it on the tattoo. [Reference: WB T87.5]

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  1. xás    amyiv    káru    athkúrit    ta    kuníyshar    xás    vaa    tá    kuniyvúruk    pathúkinhak   
    then    soot    also    fat    PERF    they.mixed    then    so    PERF    they.rubbed.it    on.the.tattoo   
    Then they mixed soot and grease, and they rubbed it on the tattoo.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text