Ararahih'urípih
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imthátap to tie onto ; to lash onto

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2535 | revised Dec 23 2014

imthátap • V • to tie onto ; to lash onto

Derivation:  imtha-tap
tie tap

Derivatives (2)
furax'imthátapkar "board for mounting woodpecker scalps"
imthátapka "to tie (something) onto (something)"

Source: WB 604, p.345

  • pafúrax takunimthátap ahuptínihichak, hâari vaa yufivmatnakvananáchsaan sú' takunimthátapkarariv. When they lash a woodpecker scalp to a flat stick, sometimes they lash wormwood leaves in underneath. [Reference: TK 224.17]

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  1. pa'ípaha u'íihya patáaskar tá kunimthátap.
    Where a tree stood, they lashed a pole to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full text