Ararahih'urípih
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yîip grand fir, Abies grandis

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7082 | revised Feb 12 2016

yîip • N • grand fir, Abies grandis Abies grandis (Schenck and Gifford, no. 19).

Derivation:  yív-iip
yív-tree

Derivative (1)
yiipáhvuuf "rotten roots of the lowland fir"

Source: WB 1676, p.401

Note: Long vowel is not shortened in compounds.

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. kári xás máruk ukyâar payiipáhvuuf.
    So he went uphill to get rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  2. káruma u'iikívtih, yiipahvuf'ímyah.
    The fact was, he was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  3. papirishkâarim múmya tóo thyúruripaa, tufúhish, payuuxmachmahánnach upíkshaayvutih, uum áhup u'iikívtih, yiipahvuf'ímyah.
    He pulled out Grizzly's heart, (Grizzly) believed it when Lizard lied, (Lizard) was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text