Ararahih'urípih
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iyvax to remove shells from acorns

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3630 | revised Apr 21 2005

iyvax • V • to remove shells from acorns

Source: WB 829, p.357

  • xás tuváxrah, takuniyvôonih, xás tóoyvax. Then (the acorns) dried; they took them down, and they shelled them. [Reference: WB T74.3]

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  1. xás tuváxrah, tá kuniyvôonih, xás tóo yvax.
    And they dried; they took them down, and they hulled them.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text