Ararahih'urípih
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xúrish / xurisha- shelled acorn, acorn meat

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6934 | revised Feb 04 2016

xúrish / xurisha- • N • shelled acorn, acorn meat

Derivation:  xuun íish
acorn.soup flesh

Derivatives (2)
tapasxúrish "shelled tan oak acorns"
xurisháamvaan "insect sp."

Source: WB 1631.5, p.398; TK 59.9

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  1. payêem    uum    xúrish    kana'ákihi   
    now    3.SG    shelled.acorn    give.me   
    Give me acorns."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  2. xúrish    kun'ákih    itha'átiv   
    shelled.acorn    they.gave.her    one.packbasket.full   
    They gave her a whole packbasket full of acorns.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  3. kúkuum    tá    kunpíshavsip    xúrish    athithxuntápan    úus    koovúra    kuma'ávaha   
    again    PERF    they.pay.a.doctor's.fee    shelled.acorn    hazelnut    pine.nut    all    kinds.of.food   
    They would pay her fee repeatedly with shelled acorns, hazel nuts, pine nuts, all kinds of food.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  4. kánpaatishrihi    káakum    paxúrish   
    let.me.carry.them    some    the.shelled.acorns   
    Let me load up some of the shelled acorns!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  5. chími    iim    ôok    vúra    ikrii    ikrûuntihi    paxúrish   
    soon    2sg.    here    Intensive    you.stay    you.wait.for    the.shelled.acorns   
    You stay here, wait for the (rest of the) shelled acorns!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  6. paxúrish    tóo    krav    páykuuk    ása    múuk   
    the.shelled.acorns    he.had    grind    over.there    rock    with.(by.means.of)   
    They ground the shelled acorns with that stone over there (pointing to a pestle).
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  7. xás    tuthántap    paxúrish   
    then    he.sifted.it    the.shelled.acorns   
    And they sifted the shelled acorns.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  8. xás    yáas    paxúrish    tá    kuniyvôoraa   
    then    then    the.acorn.meat    PERF    they.put.them.up   
    Then they put the acorn meats up (to dry).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text

  9. paxúrish    tá    kuníkrav   
    the.acorn.meat    PERF    they.ground.them   
    They ground the acorn meats.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text

  10. púyava    yáas    níkraamtih    paxúrish   
    you.see    then    I.was.grinding    the.acorn.meat   
    Then I pounded the acorn meats.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text