Ararahih'urípih
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ikrihar / ikrihara- fish trap

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1969 | revised Dec 03 2014

ikrihar / ikrihara- • N • fish trap

Literally: 'what one fishes with'

Derivation:  ikríhar-a  (= ikrih-ar-a)
go.fishing-DEVERB  (= fish-go.to-DEVERB)

Derivatives (3)
iknihaná'anamahach "a type of small fishnet"
yuhikríhar "large fishnet for catching salmon and sturgeons"
yuhikrihara'urútvaap "poles for big net used to catch sturgeon"

Source: WB 485.3, p.338

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