Ararahih'urípih
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ípatsip / ípatsipriv- to break (twigs) with one's fingernails

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lexicon ID #2723 | revised Nov 17 2014

ípatsip / ípatsipriv- • V • to break (twigs) with one's fingernails

Derivation:  ípat-sip
break.with.fingers-up

Source: WB 649, p.348

  • kun'ipátsiiprinati. They used their fingernails (to break off hazel sticks). [Reference: WB files]

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  1. pasárip tá kuníshtuukvunaa, kun'ipátsiiprinatih.
    They plucked the hazel twigs, they broke them with their fingernails.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text