Ararahih'urípih
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ishfir / ishfin- to skin (an animal); to skin off (a hide); to peel off (as bark)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2959 | revised Dec 19 2014

ishfir / ishfin- • V • to skin (an animal); to skin off (a hide); to peel off (as bark)

Source: WB 695, p.350

  • íthan úsfiinti. He's peeling off fir bark. [Reference: KV]
  • kári xás nixus, chími kánishfin, ta'ítam nishfíraheen. And then I thought, "I'd better skin it," so I skinned it. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 034]

Sentence examples (5)


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  1. xás tóo sfir.
    Then he skinned it.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

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

  3. kári xás nixus "chími kánishfin", ta'ítam nishfíraheen.
    Then I thought I should skin him soon, so I skinned him.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  4. patá kuníthviish kári xás vúra athkúrikar patá kuníshfir pamúmaan.
    When they brought it in, (the bear) was fat when they skinned its hide.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text