Ararahih'urípih
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akíthkith to pick up (leached acorn dough)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #252 | revised Aug 13 2014

akíthkith • V • to pick up (leached acorn dough)

Derivation:  ákith-RED
handle.(soft.mass)-REDUP

  • kári xás takun'akíthkith pamukúnxuun, pamukuntákir. And they took up their acorn soup, their leaching. [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 112]

See ákith2 'to be coiled'

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  1. kári xás tá kun'akíthkith pamukúnxuun, pamukuntákir.
    And they took up their acorn soup, their leaching.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  2. yáas úspaastih, tu'akíthkith.
    Then (the meal) was leached, they stirred it up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text