Ararahih'urípih
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imníshkirihva / imnishkírihvu- to cook meat

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2468 | revised Dec 19 2014

imníshkirihva / imnishkírihvu- • V • to cook meat

Derivation:  imnish-kírih-va
cook-into.fire-PL.ACT

  • xás upêer, chími imníshkirihvi. Then he told her, "You'd better cook the meat." [Reference: KS Crane 055]

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  1. xás kunimníshkirihva.
    Then they cooked it.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

  2. xás umnishkírihva pá'iish.
    And she cooked the (deer's) meat.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text