Ararahih'urípih
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xánthiip black oak or its acorn

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6813 | revised Feb 03 2016

xánthiip • N • black oak or its acorn Quercus kelloggii.

Derivative (1)
xanthípriik "black oak grove"

Source: WB 1597, JPH pla 06:522, ethno

Note: Sounds like xánthiip 'beetle sp.'

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  1. páy    kóo    paxánthiip    páy    yítha    kóo    paxánthiip    káan    u'íihya   
    this    as.much.as    the.oak.tree    this    one    as.much.as    the.oak.tree    there    it.was.standing   
    There's an oak tree, there's an oak tree standing there.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

  2. xánpuut    káru    xánthiip    itheekxarámva    vúra    pákunvik   
    maul.oak.acorn    also    black.oak    night.after.night    Intensive    they.weaved   
    Maul Oak and Black Oak wove day and night.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  3. xánpuut    kípa    fâat    pamúpxaan    káru    xánthiip   
    maul.oak.acorn    like    what    her.hat    also    black.oak   
    Maul Oak and Black Oak had beautiful caps.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  4. papanamnihimthatváram    uum    vaa    káan    ukyâasipreehiti    paGeorgia    mutasa'îikukam    xás    yúruk    paxánthiip    u'iihyírak    u'ípanhitih   
    The.Orleans.stick-game.field    3.SG    so    there    it.began    Georgia    outside.her.fence    then    downriver    where.the.black.oak    it.stands    it.ended   
    The Orleans stick-game field began there just outside Georgia's (Mrs. Georgia Henry's) fence, and it ended downriver where the black oak stands.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text