Ararahih'urípih
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ikrirípan name of the sweathouse at Ameekyaram

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lexicon ID #2010 | revised Jun 26 2014

ikrirípan N • name of the sweathouse at Ameekyaram

Source: KT 124b.39

  • uumkun ikrirípan veekxaréeyav. They were ikxaréeyavs of Ikrirípan. [Reference: KS 14. Pack-baskets 001]


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  1. xás uumkun váa vúra kích kunkupítihanik pakunpakurîihvanaatihanik, pa'ávansas, pakunpakurîihvanaatihanik, ikriripan'ikmaháchraam.
    All they did was sing songs, the men, they used to sing in Amekyaram sweathouse.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  2. víri payváheem vúra kárivarih uvîihiti ikriripanpákurih.
    He still dislikes those songs now.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  3. pa'áraar tupakurîihvahaak ikriripanpákurih márukninay váa xás vúra ukvíiptih, payváheem váa ukupítih.
    Whenever a person sings Amekyaram sweathouse songs in mountain places anywhere, he runs away, he does so now.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  4. váa vúra payváheem úthvuuyti pirishkaarim'áhasurar, peekriripanpákurih.
    It is still called grizzly-bear drive-away-medicine, those Amekyaram sweathouse songs.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text