Ararahih'urípih
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iptáamax to stoke (a fire)

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lexicon ID #2811 | revised Aug 01 2005

iptáamax • V • to stoke (a fire)

  • vaa kári tooptóomax pá'aah. Then sometimes he stirs up the fire. [Reference: TK 206.20]
  • áthiik tuvîish, chími nuptaamáaxi. It's gotten cold, let's stir up the fire! [Reference: KT 123a.24]

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  1. xás yíth upíip: " áthiik tuvîish, chími nuptaamáaxi."
    Then one said: "It is getting cold, let's scrape up the coals."
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text